Luke 15:7

Jesus ends the parable of the lost sheep.

Greek

λέγωLEH-gohὑμῖνhoo-MEENὅτιHO-tihοὕτωςHOO-tohsχαρὰkah-RAHἐνenτῷtohοὐρανῷoo-rah-NOHἔσταιES-taiἐπὶeh-PEEἑνὶheh-NEEἁμαρτωλῷhah-mar-toh-LOHμετανοοῦντιmeh-tah-no-OON-tihἢayἐπὶeh-PEEἐνενήκονταeh-neh-NAY-kon-tahἐννέαeh-NEH-ahδικαίοιςdih-KAI-oysοἵτινεςHOY-tih-nesοὐooχρείανKRAY-anἔχουσινEH-koo-sinμετανοίας.meh-tah-NOY-as

Latin

DīcōDEE-kohvōbīsWOH-beesquodkwoditaIH-tahgaudiumGOW-dee-umeritEH-ritinincaelōKAI-lohsuperSOO-perūnōOO-nohpeccātōrepeh-kah-TOH-rehpoenitentiampoy-nih-TEN-tee-amagente,ah-GEN-tehquamkwamsuperSOO-pernōnāgintānoh-nah-GIN-tahnovemNO-wemjūstīs,YOOS-teesquīkweenōnnohnindigentIN-dih-gentpoenitentiā.poy-nih-TEN-tee-ah

English

I tell you that in the same way there will be joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, more than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
λέγωall forms, “to say”	Dīcōfrom dīcō	λέγω, dīcō.
ὑμῖνfrom σύ, “you”	vōbīsfrom vōs	ὑμῖν, vōbīs: to you.
ὅτιall forms, “because, that”	quod	ὅτι: that. Latin: quod.
οὕτως“so, thus”	itaall forms	οὕτως: so, in this way. Latin: ita.
χαρὰfrom χαρά, “joy”	gaudiumall forms	χαρά: joy. Latin: gaudium, joy.
ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷfrom οὐρανός, “heaven, sky”	in caelōfrom caelum	ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ: in heaven. Latin: in caelō.
ἔσταιfrom εἰμί, “to be”	eritfrom sum	ἔσται: there will be, the future of εἰμί. Latin: erit, placed before the words in heaven.
ἐπὶfrom ἐπί, “on, over”	superall forms	ἐπί: over. Latin: super.
ἑνὶfrom εἷς, “one”	ūnōfrom ūnus	ἑνί: one, the dative of εἷς. Latin: ūnō.
ἁμαρτωλῷfrom ἁμαρτωλός, “sinful; a sinner”	peccātōrefrom peccātor	ἁμαρτωλῷ: sinner, from ἁμαρτωλός, sinful, a sinner. Latin: peccātōre, from peccātor.
μετανοοῦντιfrom μετανοέω, “to repent”	poenitentiam agentefrom agō	μετανοοῦντι: repenting, a participle of μετανοέω. Latin again uses a phrase: poenitentiam agente, doing penance.
ἢfrom ἤ, “or; than”	quam	ἤ: or, and after a comparison, than. Latin: quam, than.
ἐπὶfrom ἐπί, “on, over”	superall forms	ἐπί, super.
ἐνενήκοντα ἐννέαfrom ἐννέα, “nine”	nōnāgintā novemfrom novem	ἐνενήκοντα ἐννέα: ninety-nine. ἐννέα is nine. Latin: nōnāgintā novem.
δικαίοιςfrom δίκαιος, “righteous, just”	jūstīsfrom jūstus	δικαίοις: righteous people, from δίκαιος, just, righteous. Latin: jūstīs, from jūstus.
οἵτινεςfrom ὅστις, “who, whoever”	quīall forms	οἵτινες: who, from ὅστις, whoever. It often means people of the sort who. Latin: quī.
οὐall forms, “not”	nōnall forms	οὐ, nōn.
χρείαν ἔχουσινfrom χρεία, “need”	indigentfrom indigeō	χρείαν ἔχουσιν: they have need, from χρεία, need. Latin uses one verb: indigent, they need, from indigeō.
μετανοίαςfrom μετάνοια, “repentance”	poenitentiāfrom poenitentia	μετανοίας: of repentance, the genitive of μετάνοια. Latin: poenitentiā, in the ablative, which indigeō often takes.

New core words

Greek

χαρά joy ἁμαρτωλός sinful; a sinner δίκαιος righteous, just ὅστις who, whoever; which χρεία need

Latin

gaudium joy, gladness jūstus just, righteous

Greek core words met204 / 345 Latin core words met217 / 345

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