Luke 1:38

Mary answers the angel Gabriel.

Greek

εἶπενAY-penδὲdehΜαριάμ·mah-rih-AMἸδοὺih-DOOἡhayδούληDOO-layκυρίου·koo-REE-ooγένοιτόGEH-noy-toμοιmoyκατὰkah-TAHτὸtoῥῆμάRAY-mahσου.sooκαὶkaiἀπῆλθενah-PAYL-thenἀπ’apαὐτῆςow-TAYSὁhoἄγγελος.AN-geh-los

Latin

DīxitDEEK-sitautemOW-temMarīa:mah-REE-ahEcceEH-kehancillaan-KIH-lahDominī:DO-mih-neefīatFEE-atmihiMIH-hihsecundumseh-KUN-dumverbumWER-bumtuum.TOO-umEtetdiscessitdis-KEH-sitababillāIH-lahangelus.AN-geh-lus

English

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.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
εἶπεν δὲfrom λέγω, “to say”	Dīxit autemfrom dīcō	εἶπεν δέ: then she said. Latin: dīxit autem.
Μαριάμ“Mary”	Marīa	Μαριάμ: Mary, a Hebrew form without endings. Latin: Marīa.
Ἰδοὺfrom ἰδού, “look, behold”	Eccefrom ecce	ἰδού, ecce: here is.
ἡ δούληfrom δούλη, “female servant, slave”	ancilla	ἡ δούλη: the servant, a woman slave. Latin: ancilla, handmaid. Neither language needs a verb here.
κυρίουfrom κύριος, “lord, master”	Dominīfrom dominus	κυρίου: of the Lord. Latin: Dominī.
γένοιτόfrom γίνομαι, “to become, happen”	fīatfrom fīō	γένοιτο: may it happen, from γίνομαι. The optative, the mood of wishing. Latin: fīat, a subjunctive, from fīō.
μοιfrom ἐγώ, “I”	mihifrom ego	μοι, mihi: to me.
κατὰfrom κατά, “according to; down”	secundum	κατά: according to, with the accusative. Latin: secundum, literally following, the same word as second.
τὸ ῥῆμάfrom ῥῆμα, “word, saying, matter”	verbumall forms	τὸ ῥῆμα: the word, from ῥῆμα, a thing spoken. Latin: verbum, word.
σουfrom σύ, “you”	tuumfrom tuus	σου: your, literally of you. Latin uses an adjective: tuum, from tuus.
καὶfrom καί, “and, also”	Etfrom et	καί, et.
ἀπῆλθενfrom ἀπέρχομαι, “to go away”	discessitfrom discēdō	ἀπῆλθεν: went away. Latin: discessit.
ἀπ’ αὐτῆςfrom ἀπό, “from, away from”	ab illāfrom ā, ab	ἀπ’ αὐτῆς: from her. Latin: ab illā.
ὁ ἄγγελοςfrom ἄγγελος, “messenger, angel”	angelusall forms	ὁ ἄγγελος: the angel, from ἄγγελος, a messenger. The double gamma is said ng. Latin borrowed it: angelus.

New core words

Greek

ῥῆμα word, saying; matter ἄγγελος messenger, angel

Latin

secundus second; (secundum + acc.) according to verbum word, saying; matter, thing tuus your, yours (singular)angelus angel; messenger

Greek core words met140 / 345 Latin core words met155 / 345

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