Romans 16:13

Paul sends greetings to friends in Rome.

Greek

ἀσπάσασθεas-PAH-sas-thehῬοῦφονROO-fonτὸνtonἐκλεκτὸνeh-klek-TONἐνenκυρίῳkoo-REE-ohκαὶkaiτὴνtaynμητέραmay-TEH-rahαὐτοῦow-TOOκαὶkaiἐμοῦ.eh-MOO

Latin

Salūtātesah-loo-TAH-tehRūfumROO-fumēlectumay-LEK-tumininDominō,DO-mih-nohetetmātremMAH-tremejus,EH-yusetetmeam.MEH-am

English

Greet Rufus, the chosen one in the Lord, and his mother and mine.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
ἀσπάσασθεfrom ἀσπάζομαι, “to greet, salute”	Salūtātefrom salūtō	ἀσπάσασθε: greet, an aorist imperative of ἀσπάζομαι. Latin: salūtāte, from salūtō.
Ῥοῦφονfrom Ῥοῦφος, “Rufus”	Rūfumfrom Rūfus	Ῥοῦφον: Rufus, a Latin name in Greek letters. Latin: Rūfum.
τὸν ἐκλεκτὸνfrom ἐκλεκτός, “chosen, elect”	ēlectumfrom ēligō	τὸν ἐκλεκτόν: the chosen one, from ἐκλεκτός, chosen. Latin has no article: ēlectum, chosen, from ēligō, to choose.
ἐν κυρίῳfrom κύριος, “lord, master”	in Dominōfrom dominus	ἐν κυρίῳ: in the Lord. Latin: in Dominō.
καὶfrom καί, “and, also”	etall forms	καί, et.
τὴν μητέραfrom μήτηρ, “mother”	mātremfrom māter	τὴν μητέρα: the mother, from μήτηρ. Latin: mātrem, from māter.
αὐτοῦfrom αὐτός, “he, she, it; self”	ejusfrom is	αὐτοῦ: his. Latin: ejus.
καὶfrom καί, “and, also”	etall forms	καί, et.
ἐμοῦfrom ἐγώ, “I, me”	meamfrom meus	ἐμοῦ: of me, mine. Greek uses the genitive of the pronoun. Latin uses the adjective meam, agreeing with mother.

New core words

Greek

ἀσπάζομαι greet, salute

Latin

salūtō greet; salute ēligō choose, select

Greek core words met298 / 345 Latin core words met291 / 345

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