Luke 14:20

In the parable, invited guests make excuses for missing a great dinner.

Greek

καὶkaiἕτεροςHEH-teh-rosεἶπεν·AY-penΓυναῖκαgoo-NAI-kahἔγημαEH-gay-mahκαὶkaiδιὰdih-AHτοῦτοTOO-toοὐooδύναμαιDOO-nah-maiἐλθεῖν.el-THAYN

Latin

EtetaliusAH-lee-usdīxit:DEEK-sitUxōremuk-SOH-remdūxī,DOOK-seeetetideōIH-deh-ohnōnnohnpossumPO-sumvenīre.weh-NEE-reh

English

And another said, ‘I married a wife, and for this reason I am not able to come.’

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
καὶfrom καί, “and”	Etfrom et	καί, et.
ἕτεροςall forms, “other, another”	aliusall forms	ἕτερος: another. Latin: alius.
εἶπενfrom λέγω, “to say”	dīxitfrom dīcō	εἶπεν, dīxit: he said.
Γυναῖκαfrom γυνή, “woman, wife”	Uxōremfrom uxor	γυναῖκα: wife, the accusative of γυνή. Latin uses a separate word: uxōrem, from uxor, wife.
ἔγημαfrom γαμέω, “to marry”	dūxīfrom dūcō	ἔγημα: I married, an aorist of γαμέω. Compare monogamy. Latin says uxōrem dūxī, I led a wife, from dūcō, to lead, the usual idiom.
καὶfrom καί, “and”	etall forms	καί, et.
διὰ τοῦτοfrom διά, “through; because of”	ideōall forms	διὰ τοῦτο: for this reason. διά, through, with the accusative means because of. Latin: ideō, therefore.
οὐall forms, “not”	nōnall forms	οὐ, nōn.
δύναμαιall forms, “to be able, can”	possumall forms	δύναμαι: I am able. Compare dynamic. It is middle in form, active in meaning. Latin: possum, I can.
ἐλθεῖνfrom ἔρχομαι, “to come, go”	venīrefrom veniō	ἐλθεῖν: to come, from ἔρχομαι. Latin: venīre.

New core words

Greek

διά through; because of δύναμαι be able, can

Latin

uxor wife dūcō lead, guide, bring; consider ideō therefore, forthat reason possum be able, can

Greek core words met199 / 345 Latin core words met215 / 345

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