Luke 1:51–53
Mary praises God in her song.
Greek
Ἐποίησενeh-POY-ay-senκράτοςKRAH-tosἐνenβραχίονιbrah-KEE-o-nihαὐτοῦ,ow-TOOδιεσκόρπισενdih-es-KOR-pih-senὑπερηφάνουςhoo-peh-ray-FAH-noosδιανοίᾳdih-ah-NOY-ahκαρδίαςkar-DEE-asαὐτῶν·ow-TOHNκαθεῖλενkah-THAY-lenδυνάσταςdoo-NAS-tasἀπὸah-POθρόνωνTHRO-nohnκαὶkaiὕψωσενHOOP-soh-senταπεινούς,tah-pay-NOOSπεινῶνταςpay-NOHN-tasἐνέπλησενeh-NEH-play-senἀγαθῶνah-gah-THOHNκαὶkaiπλουτοῦνταςploo-TOON-tasἐξαπέστειλενek-sah-PES-tay-lenκενούς.keh-NOOS
Latin
FēcitFAY-kitpotentiampo-TEN-tee-amininbrachiōBRAH-kee-ohsuō:SOO-ohdispersitdis-PER-sitsuperbōssoo-PER-bohsmenteMEN-tehcordisKOR-dissuī.SOO-eeDēposuitday-PO-soo-itpotentēspo-TEN-taysdēdaysēde,SAY-dehetetexaltāvitek-sal-TAH-withumilēs.HOO-mih-laysĒsurientēsay-soo-ree-EN-taysimplēvitim-PLAYW-itbonīs:BO-neesetetdīvitēsDEE-wih-taysdīmīsitdee-MEE-sitinānēs.ih-NAH-nays
English
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.
Word by word
| Greek | Latin | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Ἐποίησενfrom ποιέω, “to do, make” | Fēcitfrom faciō | ἐποίησεν: he worked, the aorist of ποιέω, to do or make. Latin uses the perfect: fēcit. |
| κράτος“might, power” | potentiamfrom potentia | κράτος: might. Latin: potentiam, power. |
| ἐν βραχίονιfrom βραχίων, “arm” | in brachiōfrom brachium | ἐν βραχίονι: with the arm. Latin: in brachiō. |
| αὐτοῦfrom αὐτός, “he; his” | suōfrom suus | αὐτοῦ: his. suō. |
| διεσκόρπισενfrom διασκορπίζω, “to scatter abroad” | dispersitfrom dispergō | διεσκόρπισεν: he scattered. dispersit. |
| ὑπερηφάνουςfrom ὑπερήφανος, “arrogant, proud” | superbōsfrom superbus | ὑπερηφάνους: the arrogant. superbōs, the proud. |
| διανοίᾳfrom διάνοια, “mind, thought” | mentefrom mēns | διανοίᾳ: in the thinking. mente, in mind. |
| καρδίαςfrom καρδία, “heart” | cordisfrom cor | καρδίας: of the heart, the genitive of καρδία, heart. Latin: cordis, from cor. |
| αὐτῶνfrom αὐτός, “he; they” | suīfrom suus | αὐτῶν: their. Latin: suī, singular, agreeing with cordis. |
| καθεῖλενfrom καθαιρέω, “to take down” | Dēposuitfrom dēpōnō | καθεῖλεν: he pulled down. dēposuit, he put down. |
| δυνάσταςfrom δυνάστης, “ruler, mighty one” | potentēsfrom potēns | δυνάστας: rulers. potentēs, the powerful. |
| ἀπὸ θρόνωνfrom θρόνος, “throne” | dē sēdefrom sēdēs | ἀπὸ θρόνων: from thrones, from θρόνος, throne. Latin has one seat: dē sēde. |
| καὶfrom καί, “and” | etall forms | καί, et. |
| ὕψωσενfrom ὑψόω, “to lift up, exalt” | exaltāvitfrom exaltō | ὕψωσεν: he raised up. exaltāvit. |
| ταπεινούςfrom ταπεινός, “lowly, humble” | humilēsfrom humilis | ταπεινούς: the lowly. humilēs. |
| πεινῶνταςfrom πεινάω, “to be hungry” | Ēsurientēsfrom ēsuriō | πεινῶντας: those who hunger, a present participle. Latin also: ēsurientēs. |
| ἐνέπλησενfrom ἐμπίμπλημι, “to fill, satisfy” | implēvitfrom impleō | ἐνέπλησεν: he filled. Latin: implēvit, from impleō. |
| ἀγαθῶνfrom ἀγαθός, “good” | bonīsfrom bonus | ἀγαθῶν: with good things, from ἀγαθός, good. Greek uses the genitive after filling, Latin the ablative: bonīs, from bonus. |
| καὶfrom καί, “and” | etall forms | καί, et. |
| πλουτοῦνταςfrom πλουτέω, “to be rich” | dīvitēsfrom dīves | πλουτοῦντας: those who are rich, another participle. Latin uses an adjective: dīvitēs. |
| ἐξαπέστειλενfrom ἐξαποστέλλω, “to send away” | dīmīsitfrom dīmittō | ἐξαπέστειλεν: he sent off. dīmīsit. |
| κενούςfrom κενός, “empty, vain” | inānēsfrom inānis | κενούς: empty. inānēs. |
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