Philippians 2:22

Paul commends Timothy to the Philippians.

Greek

τὴνtaynδὲdehδοκιμὴνdo-kih-MAYNαὐτοῦow-TOOγινώσκετε,gih-NOHS-keh-tehὅτιHO-tihὡςhohsπατρὶpah-TREEτέκνονTEK-nonσὺνsoonἐμοὶeh-MOYἐδούλευσενeh-DOO-lew-senεἰςaysτὸtoεὐαγγέλιον.ew-an-GEH-lih-on

Latin

Experīmentumex-peh-ree-MEN-tumautemOW-temejusEH-yuscognōscite,kog-NOHS-kih-tehquiaKWEE-ahsīcutSEE-kutpatrīPAH-treefīlius,FEE-lee-usmēcumMAY-kumservīvitser-WEE-witininĒvangeliō.ayw-an-GEH-lee-oh

English

But you know his tested worth, that like a child to a father he served alongside me for the gospel.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
τὴν δὲ δοκιμὴνfrom δοκιμή, “proof, tested worth”	Experīmentum autemfrom experīmentum	τὴν δὲ δοκιμήν: but the proof, tested worth, from δοκιμή. Latin: experīmentum autem.
αὐτοῦfrom αὐτός, “he, she, it; self”	ejusfrom is	αὐτοῦ: his. Latin: ejus.
γινώσκετεfrom γινώσκω, “to know”	cognōscitefrom cognōscō	γινώσκετε: you know. Latin reads it as a command: cognōscite, know. The Greek allows both.
ὅτιall forms, “that, because”	quiaall forms	ὅτι: that. Latin: quia.
ὡςall forms, “as, like”	sīcutall forms	ὡς: as. Latin: sīcut.
πατρὶfrom πατήρ, “father”	patrīfrom pater	πατρί: to a father, a dative. Latin: patrī.
τέκνονall forms, “child”	fīliusall forms	τέκνον: child, a neuter noun. Latin says fīlius, son.
σὺν ἐμοὶfrom σύν, “with”	mēcumall forms	σὺν ἐμοί: with me, from σύν, taking the dative. Latin: mēcum, with the pronoun before cum.
ἐδούλευσενfrom δουλεύω, “to serve as a slave”	servīvitfrom serviō	ἐδούλευσεν: he served as a slave, from δουλεύω, akin to δοῦλος. Latin: servīvit, from serviō, akin to servus.
εἰς τὸ εὐαγγέλιονfrom εὐαγγέλιον, “gospel, good news”	in Ēvangeliōfrom ēvangelium	εἰς τὸ εὐαγγέλιον: for the gospel. Latin: in Ēvangeliō, in the gospel.

New core words

Greek

τέκνον child σύν with

Latin

serviō serve, be a slave to (+ dat.)

Greek core words met314 / 345 Latin core words met307 / 345

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