Luke 16:14

Jesus has just taught about serving God or money.

Greek

ἬκουονAY-koo-onδὲdehταῦταTOW-tahπάνταPAN-tahοἱhoyΦαρισαῖοιfah-rih-SAI-oyφιλάργυροιfih-LAR-goo-royὑπάρχοντες,hoo-PAR-kon-tesκαὶkaiἐξεμυκτήριζονek-seh-muk-TAY-rih-zonαὐτόν.ow-TON

Latin

Audiēbantow-dee-AY-bantautemOW-temomniaOM-nee-ahhaechaikpharisaeī,fah-rih-SAI-eequīkweeerantEH-rantavārī:ah-WAH-reeetetdērīdēbantday-ree-DAY-bantillum.IH-lum

English

Now the Pharisees, being fond of money, were listening to all these things, and they were sneering at him.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
Ἤκουονfrom ἀκούω, “to hear”	Audiēbantfrom audiō	ἤκουον: they were listening, an imperfect. Latin: audiēbant.
δὲfrom δέ, “and, but, now”	autemall forms	δέ, autem.
ταῦταfrom οὗτος, “this”	haecfrom hic	ταῦτα, haec: these things.
πάνταfrom πᾶς, “all, every”	omniafrom omnis	πάντα, omnia: all.
οἱ Φαρισαῖοιfrom Φαρισαῖος, “Pharisee”	pharisaeīfrom Pharisaeus	οἱ Φαρισαῖοι, Pharisaeī.
φιλάργυροιfrom φιλάργυρος, “money-loving”	avārīfrom avārus	φιλάργυροι: money-loving, literally silver-loving. Latin: avārī, greedy.
ὑπάρχοντεςfrom ὑπάρχω, “to be, exist”	quī erantfrom sum	ὑπάρχοντες: being, from ὑπάρχω, to be, to exist. Latin makes a clause: quī erant, who were.
καὶfrom καί, “and”	etall forms	καί, et.
ἐξεμυκτήριζονfrom ἐκμυκτηρίζω, “to sneer at”	dērīdēbantfrom dērīdeō	ἐξεμυκτήριζον: they were sneering, literally turning up the nose. Latin: dērīdēbant, they were laughing at.
αὐτόνfrom αὐτός, “he; self”	illumfrom ille	αὐτόν: him. Latin: illum.

New core words

Greek

ὑπάρχω be, exist

Latin

None new in this passage.

Greek core words met205 / 345 Latin core words met217 / 345

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