Luke 11:47

Jesus speaks to the experts in the law.

Greek

οὐαὶoo-AIὑμῖν,hoo-MEENὅτιHO-tihοἰκοδομεῖτεoy-ko-do-MAY-tehτὰtahμνημεῖαmnay-MAY-ahτῶνtohnπροφητῶνpro-fay-TOHNοἱhoyδὲdehπατέρεςpah-TEH-resὑμῶνhoo-MOHNἀπέκτεινανah-PEK-tay-nanαὐτούς.ow-TOOS

Latin

Vaewaivōbīs,WOH-beesquīkweeaedificātisai-dih-fih-KAH-tismonumentamo-noo-MEN-tahprophētārum:pro-fay-TAH-rumpatrēsPAH-traysautemOW-temvestrīWES-treeoccīdērunto-kee-DAY-runtillōs.IH-lohs

English

Woe to you, because you build the tombs of the prophets, but your fathers killed them.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
οὐαὶfrom οὐαί, “woe, alas”	Vaefrom vae	οὐαί: woe. Latin: vae.
ὑμῖνfrom σύ, “you”	vōbīsfrom vōs	ὑμῖν: to you, plural. Latin: vōbīs.
ὅτιall forms, “because, that”	quīall forms	ὅτι: because. Latin says quī instead, you who.
οἰκοδομεῖτεfrom οἰκοδομέω, “to build”	aedificātisfrom aedificō	οἰκοδομεῖτε: you build, from οἰκοδομέω. Latin: aedificātis.
τὰ μνημεῖαfrom μνημεῖον, “tomb, memorial”	monumentafrom monumentum	τὰ μνημεῖα: the tombs, from μνημεῖον, a memorial or tomb. Latin: monumenta, from monumentum.
τῶν προφητῶνfrom προφήτης, “prophet”	prophētārumfrom prophēta	τῶν προφητῶν: of the prophets, from προφήτης, a masculine noun that follows the feminine pattern. Latin: prophētārum, from prophēta, likewise.
οἱ δὲ πατέρεςfrom πατήρ, “father”	patrēs autemfrom pater	οἱ δὲ πατέρες: but the fathers, plural of πατήρ, father. Latin: patrēs autem, from pater, with no word for the.
ὑμῶνfrom σύ, “you”	vestrīfrom vester	ὑμῶν: your, literally of you. Latin uses an adjective: vestrī, from vester, your, said to many.
ἀπέκτεινανfrom ἀποκτείνω, “to kill”	occīdēruntfrom occīdō	ἀπέκτειναν: they killed, from ἀποκτείνω, to kill. Latin: occīdērunt, from occīdō, to kill.
αὐτούςfrom αὐτός, “he; they”	illōsfrom ille	αὐτούς: them. Latin: illōs.

New core words

Greek

προφήτης prophet πατήρ father ἀποκτείνω kill

Latin

prophēta prophet pater father vester your, yours (plural)occīdō kill, slay

Greek core words met185 / 345 Latin core words met198 / 345

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