Luke 11:30

Greek

καθὼςkah-THOHSγὰρgarἐγένετοeh-GEH-neh-toἸωνᾶςih-oh-NASτοῖςtoysΝινευίταιςnih-new-EE-taisσημεῖον,say-MAY-onοὕτωςHOO-tohsἔσταιES-taiκαὶkaiὁhoυἱὸςhwee-OSτοῦtooἀνθρώπουanth-ROH-pooτῇtayγενεᾷgeh-neh-AHταύτῃ.TOW-tay

Latin

NamnamsīcutSEE-kutfuitFOO-itJōnāsYOH-nahssignumSIG-numNīnivītīs,nee-nih-WEE-teesitaIH-taheritEH-ritetetFīliusFEE-lee-ushominisHO-mih-nisgenerātiōnīgeh-neh-rah-tee-OH-neeistī.IS-tee

English

For just as Jonah became a sign for the Ninevites, so also will the Son of Man be for this generation.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
καθὼςfrom καθώς, “just as, as”	sīcutall forms	καθώς: just as. Latin: sīcut.
γὰρfrom γάρ, “for”	Namfrom nam	γάρ: for. Latin: nam, for, which comes first in its clause, unlike enim.
ἐγένετοfrom γίνομαι, “to become, happen”	fuitfrom sum	ἐγένετο: became, from γίνομαι. Latin: fuit, was.
Ἰωνᾶς“Jonah”	Jōnās	Ἰωνᾶς: Jonah. Latin: Jōnās.
τοῖς Νινευίταιςfrom Νινευίτης, “Ninevite”	Nīnivītīsfrom Nīnivītae	τοῖς Νινευίταις: for the Ninevites, a dative. Latin: Nīnivītīs, also a dative.
σημεῖονall forms, “sign, miracle”	signumall forms	σημεῖον: a sign. Latin: signum, a sign, placed before the Ninevites.
οὕτωςfrom οὕτω(ς), “so, thus, in this way”	itaall forms	οὕτως: so, in this way. It answers καθώς: just as, so. Latin: ita.
ἔσταιfrom εἰμί, “to be”	eritfrom sum	ἔσται: will be, the future of εἰμί. Latin: erit.
καὶfrom καί, “and; also”	etall forms	καί here means also. Latin: et, also.
ὁ υἱὸςfrom υἱός, “son”	Fīliusfrom fīlius	ὁ υἱός: the son, from υἱός. Latin: fīlius, son.
τοῦ ἀνθρώπουfrom ἄνθρωπος, “human being, man”	hominisfrom homō	τοῦ ἀνθρώπου: of man, the genitive of ἄνθρωπος, human being. Latin: hominis, from homō.
τῇ γενεᾷfrom γενεά, “generation”	generātiōnīfrom generātiō	τῇ γενεᾷ: for the generation, the dative of γενεά. Latin: generātiōnī, from generātiō.
ταύτῃfrom οὗτος, “this”	istīfrom iste	ταύτῃ: this. Latin: istī.

New core words

Greek

σημεῖον sign, miracle οὕτω(ς) so, thus, in this way υἱός son γενεά generation

Latin

nam for; for indeed signum sign, mark; miracle fīlius son; descendant

Greek core words met182 / 345 Latin core words met194 / 345

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