Part Two · Reading the New Testament · Passages 34–69
Luke
36 passages in Greek and Latin, each with pronunciation, an English translation and a note on every word, then a practice set with answers.
- 34Luke 1:38εἶπεν δὲ Μαριάμ· Ἰδοὺ ἡ δούλη κυρίου· γένοιτό μοι κατὰ τὸ ῥῆμά σου. καὶ ἀπῆλθεν ἀπ’ αὐτῆς ὁ ἄγγελος.Then Mary said, “Here is the servant of the Lord. May it happen to me in keeping with your word.” And the angel went away from her.
- 35Luke 1:43καὶ πόθεν μοι τοῦτο ἵνα ἔλθῃ ἡ μήτηρ τοῦ κυρίου μου πρὸς ἐμέ;And how does this happen to me, that my Lord’s mother would come to me?
- 36Luke 1:51–53Ἐποίησεν κράτος ἐν βραχίονι αὐτοῦ, διεσκόρπισεν ὑπερηφάνους διανοίᾳ καρδίας αὐτῶν· καθεῖλεν δυνάστας ἀπὸ θρόνων καὶ ὕψωσεν ταπεινούς, πεινῶντας ἐνέπλησεν ἀγαθῶν καὶ πλουτοῦντας ἐξαπέστειλεν κενούς.He worked might with his arm; he scattered the arrogant in the thinking of their heart. He pulled rulers down from thrones and raised up the lowly; those who hunger he filled with good things, and those who are rich he sent off empty.
- 37Luke 2:8Καὶ ποιμένες ἦσαν ἐν τῇ χώρᾳ τῇ αὐτῇ ἀγραυλοῦντες καὶ φυλάσσοντες φυλακὰς τῆς νυκτὸς ἐπὶ τὴν ποίμνην αὐτῶν.And shepherds were in the same region, staying out in the fields and keeping the watches of the night over their flock.
- 38Luke 2:40Τὸ δὲ παιδίον ηὔξανεν καὶ ἐκραταιοῦτο πληρούμενον σοφίᾳ, καὶ χάρις θεοῦ ἦν ἐπ’ αὐτό.And the child kept growing and getting stronger, being filled with wisdom, and God’s grace was on him.
- 39Luke 4:15καὶ αὐτὸς ἐδίδασκεν ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς αὐτῶν, δοξαζόμενος ὑπὸ πάντων.And he was teaching in their synagogues, praised by everyone.
- 40Luke 5:14καὶ αὐτὸς παρήγγειλεν αὐτῷ μηδενὶ εἰπεῖν, ἀλλὰ ἀπελθὼν δεῖξον σεαυτὸν τῷ ἱερεῖ, καὶ προσένεγκε περὶ τοῦ καθαρισμοῦ σου καθὼς προσέταξεν Μωϋσῆς εἰς μαρτύριον αὐτοῖς.And he instructed him to tell no one, “Instead, go away and show yourself to the priest, and bring an offering for your cleansing just as Moses directed, as a witness to them.”
- 41Luke 6:12Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ταύταις ἐξελθεῖν αὐτὸν εἰς τὸ ὄρος προσεύξασθαι, καὶ ἦν διανυκτερεύων ἐν τῇ προσευχῇ τοῦ θεοῦ.Now during these days it happened that he went out to the mountain to pray, and he was spending the whole night in prayer to God.
- 42Luke 6:44ἕκαστον γὰρ δένδρον ἐκ τοῦ ἰδίου καρποῦ γινώσκεται· οὐ γὰρ ἐξ ἀκανθῶν συλλέγουσιν σῦκα, οὐδὲ ἐκ βάτου σταφυλὴν τρυγῶσιν.For each tree is recognized by its own fruit. For people do not collect figs from thorn plants, nor do they harvest grapes from a bramble.
- 43Luke 7:3ἀκούσας δὲ περὶ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἀπέστειλεν πρὸς αὐτὸν πρεσβυτέρους τῶν Ἰουδαίων, ἐρωτῶν αὐτὸν ὅπως ἐλθὼν διασώσῃ τὸν δοῦλον αὐτοῦ.Hearing about Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and rescue his slave.
- 44Luke 7:14καὶ προσελθὼν ἥψατο τῆς σοροῦ, οἱ δὲ βαστάζοντες ἔστησαν, καὶ εἶπεν· Νεανίσκε, σοὶ λέγω, ἐγέρθητι.And approaching, he touched the bier; the men carrying it came to a stop, and he said, “Young man, I tell you, get up!”
- 45Luke 8:7καὶ ἕτερον ἔπεσεν ἐν μέσῳ τῶν ἀκανθῶν, καὶ συμφυεῖσαι αἱ ἄκανθαι ἀπέπνιξαν αὐτό.And another fell in the midst of the thorns, and the thorns, growing up with it, choked it.
- 46Luke 8:16Οὐδεὶς δὲ λύχνον ἅψας καλύπτει αὐτὸν σκεύει ἢ ὑποκάτω κλίνης τίθησιν, ἀλλ’ ἐπὶ λυχνίας τίθησιν, ἵνα οἱ εἰσπορευόμενοι βλέπωσιν τὸ φῶς.Now no one, having lit a lamp, covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but he puts it on a lampstand, so that those coming in may see the light.
- 47Luke 8:53καὶ κατεγέλων αὐτοῦ, εἰδότες ὅτι ἀπέθανεν.And they were laughing at him, knowing that she had died.
- 48Luke 9:6ἐξερχόμενοι δὲ διήρχοντο κατὰ τὰς κώμας εὐαγγελιζόμενοι καὶ θεραπεύοντες πανταχοῦ.And setting out, they went from village to village, announcing the good news and healing everywhere.
- 49Luke 11:30καθὼς γὰρ ἐγένετο Ἰωνᾶς τοῖς Νινευίταις σημεῖον, οὕτως ἔσται καὶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου τῇ γενεᾷ ταύτῃ.For just as Jonah became a sign for the Ninevites, so also will the Son of Man be for this generation.
- 50Luke 11:47οὐαὶ ὑμῖν, ὅτι οἰκοδομεῖτε τὰ μνημεῖα τῶν προφητῶν οἱ δὲ πατέρες ὑμῶν ἀπέκτειναν αὐτούς.Woe to you, because you build the tombs of the prophets, but your fathers killed them.
- 51Luke 12:59λέγω σοι, οὐ μὴ ἐξέλθῃς ἐκεῖθεν ἕως καὶ τὸ ἔσχατον λεπτὸν ἀποδῷς.I tell you, you will never get out of there until you have paid even the last small coin.
- 52Luke 13:1Παρῆσαν δέ τινες ἐν αὐτῷ τῷ καιρῷ ἀπαγγέλλοντες αὐτῷ περὶ τῶν Γαλιλαίων ὧν τὸ αἷμα Πιλᾶτος ἔμιξεν μετὰ τῶν θυσιῶν αὐτῶν.Now some were present at that very time, reporting to him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.
- 53Luke 13:5οὐχί, λέγω ὑμῖν, ἀλλ’ ἐὰν μὴ μετανοῆτε πάντες ὡσαύτως ἀπολεῖσθε.No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.
- 54Luke 13:21ὁμοία ἐστὶν ζύμῃ, ἣν λαβοῦσα γυνὴ ἔκρυψεν εἰς ἀλεύρου σάτα τρία ἕως οὗ ἐζυμώθη ὅλον.It is like yeast, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour until the whole was leavened.
- 55Luke 13:22Καὶ διεπορεύετο κατὰ πόλεις καὶ κώμας διδάσκων καὶ πορείαν ποιούμενος εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα.And he was traveling through cities and villages, teaching and making his way to Jerusalem.
- 56Luke 14:20καὶ ἕτερος εἶπεν· Γυναῖκα ἔγημα καὶ διὰ τοῦτο οὐ δύναμαι ἐλθεῖν.And another said, ‘I married a wife, and for this reason I am not able to come.’
- 57Luke 15:7λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι οὕτως χαρὰ ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ ἔσται ἐπὶ ἑνὶ ἁμαρτωλῷ μετανοοῦντι ἢ ἐπὶ ἐνενήκοντα ἐννέα δικαίοις οἵτινες οὐ χρείαν ἔχουσιν μετανοίας.I tell you that in the same way there will be joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, more than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.
- 58Luke 16:14Ἤκουον δὲ ταῦτα πάντα οἱ Φαρισαῖοι φιλάργυροι ὑπάρχοντες, καὶ ἐξεμυκτήριζον αὐτόν.Now the Pharisees, being fond of money, were listening to all these things, and they were sneering at him.
- 59Luke 17:5Καὶ εἶπαν οἱ ἀπόστολοι τῷ κυρίῳ· Πρόσθες ἡμῖν πίστιν.And the apostles said to the Lord, ‘Grant us more faith.’
- 60Luke 18:18Καὶ ἐπηρώτησέν τις αὐτὸν ἄρχων λέγων· Διδάσκαλε ἀγαθέ, τί ποιήσας ζωὴν αἰώνιον κληρονομήσω;And a certain ruler questioned him, saying, ‘Good teacher, by doing what will I inherit eternal life?’
- 61Luke 18:38καὶ ἐβόησεν λέγων· Ἰησοῦ υἱὲ Δαυίδ, ἐλέησόν με.And he shouted, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
- 62Luke 19:6καὶ σπεύσας κατέβη, καὶ ὑπεδέξατο αὐτὸν χαίρων.And hurrying, he came down and welcomed him with joy.
- 63Luke 19:9–10εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὅτι Σήμερον σωτηρία τῷ οἴκῳ τούτῳ ἐγένετο, καθότι καὶ αὐτὸς υἱὸς Ἀβραάμ ἐστιν· ἦλθεν γὰρ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ζητῆσαι καὶ σῶσαι τὸ ἀπολωλός.And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come about for this house, because he too is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to search for and save what has been lost.”
- 64Luke 19:18καὶ ἦλθεν ὁ δεύτερος λέγων· Ἡ μνᾶ σου, κύριε, ἐποίησεν πέντε μνᾶς.And the second one came, saying, “Your mina, master, has produced five minas.”
- 65Luke 20:12καὶ προσέθετο τρίτον πέμψαι· οἱ δὲ καὶ τοῦτον τραυματίσαντες ἐξέβαλον.And he went on to send a third; but this one too they wounded and threw out.
- 66Luke 22:39Καὶ ἐξελθὼν ἐπορεύθη κατὰ τὸ ἔθος εἰς τὸ Ὄρος τῶν Ἐλαιῶν· ἠκολούθησαν δὲ αὐτῷ καὶ οἱ μαθηταί.And going out, he went, according to his custom, to the Mount of Olives; and the disciples also followed him.
- 67Luke 22:71οἱ δὲ εἶπαν· Τί ἔτι ἔχομεν μαρτυρίας χρείαν; αὐτοὶ γὰρ ἠκούσαμεν ἀπὸ τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ.But they said, “What further need of testimony do we have? For we ourselves heard it from his mouth.”
- 68Luke 23:41καὶ ἡμεῖς μὲν δικαίως, ἄξια γὰρ ὧν ἐπράξαμεν ἀπολαμβάνομεν· οὗτος δὲ οὐδὲν ἄτοπον ἔπραξεν.And we, for our part, are here justly, for we are getting back things worthy of what we did; but this man did nothing wrong.
- 69Luke 24:37πτοηθέντες δὲ καὶ ἔμφοβοι γενόμενοι ἐδόκουν πνεῦμα θεωρεῖν.But startled and becoming terrified, they thought they were seeing a spirit.
Practice: Luke
26 questions · answers under each oneThese questions use the thirty-six passages from Luke: the core words they introduce, forms to parse, places where the Latin differs from the Greek, and three verses to read at sight.
1. Match each Greek noun with its meaning.
- ἡμέρα
- καρδία
- πατήρ
- μήτηρ
- υἱός
- γυνή
- πόλις
- νύξ
- city, town
- son
- mother
- night
- woman, wife
- day
- father
- heart
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2. Match each Greek verb with its meaning.
- ζητέω
- σῴζω
- ἀκολουθέω
- πορεύομαι
- δύναμαι
- χαίρω
- βλέπω
- ἀποκτείνω
- to rejoice, be glad
- to follow
- to kill
- to seek, look for
- to save, rescue
- to go, journey
- to be able, can
- to see
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3. Match each Latin word with its meaning.
- bonus
- tōtus
- similis
- alius
- tempus
- quīdam
- etiam
- nam
- also, even
- a certain (one), someone
- for
- whole, all
- good
- like, similar
- time
- other, another
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4. Match each Greek word with the Latin word used for it in Luke.
- θεός
- πίστις
- ζωή
- χαρά
- ἀλλά
- ἐάν
- δοῦλος
- πνεῦμα
- gaudium
- vīta
- sī
- servus
- spīritus
- deus
- sed
- fidēs
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5. In Luke 15:7 (joy over one sinner who repents ἢ over ninety-nine righteous), ἤ after a comparison means:
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6. Luke 13:21: ὁμοία ἐστὶν ζύμῃ, “it is like yeast”. In which case is ζύμῃ, the thing compared?
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7. Luke 2:8: ἐν τῇ χώρᾳ τῇ αὐτῇ. With the article, αὐτός means:
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8. Parse ἐπορεύθη (Luke 22:39): give its dictionary form and a full parse.
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9. Parse ἀπέκτειναν (Luke 11:47): give its dictionary form and a full parse.
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10. Parse ἔπεσεν (Luke 8:7): give its dictionary form and a full parse.
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11. Parse ἀπολεῖσθε (Luke 13:5): give its dictionary form and a full parse.
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12. Parse πληρούμενον (Luke 2:40): give its dictionary form and a full parse.
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13. Parse ζητῆσαι (Luke 19:9–10): give its dictionary form and a full parse.
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14. Parse γένοιτο (Luke 1:38): give its dictionary form and a full parse.
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15. Parse νυκτός (Luke 2:8): give its dictionary form and a full parse.
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16. Parse ἀποδῷς (Luke 12:59): give its dictionary form and a full parse.
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17. Parse the Latin secūtī sunt (Luke 22:39): give its dictionary form and a full parse.
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18. Parse the Latin perībitis (Luke 13:5): give its dictionary form and a full parse.
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19. Luke 18:18: Greek τί ποιήσας … means “having done what …?”, with an aorist participle. Latin has quid faciēns, a present participle, “doing what?” Why?
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20. Luke 14:20: Greek γυναῖκα ἔγημα, “I married a wife”. Latin uxōrem dūxī means word for word “I led a wife”. Why?
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21. Luke 22:39: Greek ἠκολούθησαν δὲ αὐτῷ has “him” in the dative. Latin secūtī sunt autem illum has the accusative. Why?
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22. Luke 1:38: Mary says γένοιτό μοι, an optative. Latin says fīat mihi, a subjunctive. Why?
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23. Luke 1:53: πεινῶντας ἐνέπλησεν ἀγαθῶν, “he filled the hungry with good things”, uses the genitive ἀγαθῶν. Latin ēsurientēs implēvit bonīs uses the ablative. Why?
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24. Sight reading (Luke 15:11, not one of the video passages). Translate the Greek and the Latin.
Greek: Εἶπεν δέ· Ἄνθρωπός τις εἶχεν δύο υἱούς.
Latin: Ait autem: Homo quidam habuit duos filios:
Help: εἶχεν = he had (imperfect of ἔχω); δύο / duo = two (duōs is accusative); ait = he said.
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25. Sight reading (Luke 13:30, not one of the video passages). Translate the Greek and the Latin.
Greek: καὶ ἰδοὺ εἰσὶν ἔσχατοι οἳ ἔσονται πρῶτοι, καὶ εἰσὶν πρῶτοι οἳ ἔσονται ἔσχατοι.
Latin: Et ecce sunt novissimi qui erunt primi, et sunt primi qui erunt novissimi.
Help: ἔσχατος = last; Latin novissimus (word for word “newest”) is used for “last”; οἵ = who (plural of ὅς).
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26. Sight reading (Luke 20:25, not one of the video passages). Translate the Greek and the Latin.
Greek: ὁ δὲ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς· Τοίνυν ἀπόδοτε τὰ Καίσαρος Καίσαρι καὶ τὰ τοῦ θεοῦ τῷ θεῷ.
Latin: Et ait illis: Reddite ergo quae sunt Caesaris, Caesari: et quae sunt Dei, Deo.
Help: τοίνυν = then, therefore; Καῖσαρ (genitive Καίσαρος, dative Καίσαρι) = Caesar; ἀπόδοτε = give back! (aorist imperative of ἀποδίδωμι); reddō = give back.
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In the PDF: passages from page 59, practice set on page 94. Open the PDF at the practice set.