Luke 18:18

Greek

Καὶkaiἐπηρώτησένeh-pay-ROH-tay-senτιςteesαὐτὸνow-TONἄρχωνAR-kohnλέγων·LEH-gohnΔιδάσκαλεdih-DAS-kah-lehἀγαθέ,ah-gah-THEHτίteeποιήσαςpoy-AY-sasζωὴνzoh-AYNαἰώνιονai-OH-nih-onκληρονομήσω;klay-ro-no-MAY-soh

Latin

Etetinterrogāvitin-teh-ro-GAH-witeumewmquīdamKWEE-damprīnceps,PREEN-kepsdīcēns:DEE-kaynsMagistermah-GIS-terbone,BO-nehquidkwidfaciēnsFAH-kee-aynsvītamWEE-tamaeternamai-TER-nampossidēbō?po-sih-DAY-boh

English

And a certain ruler questioned him, saying, ‘Good teacher, by doing what will I inherit eternal life?’

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
Καὶfrom καί, “and”	Etfrom et	καί, et.
ἐπηρώτησένfrom ἐπερωτάω, “to ask, question”	interrogāvitfrom interrogō	ἐπηρώτησεν: he questioned, an aorist of ἐπερωτάω, to ask. Latin: interrogāvit, from interrogō.
τιςall forms, “someone, a certain”	quīdamall forms	τις: a certain. Latin: quīdam.
αὐτὸνfrom αὐτός, “he; self”	eumfrom is	αὐτόν: him. Latin: eum.
ἄρχων“ruler, official”	prīncepsfrom princeps	ἄρχων: a ruler, from ἄρχω, to rule. Latin: princeps, a leading man. Compare prince.
λέγωνfrom λέγω, “to say”	dīcēnsfrom dīcō	λέγων, dīcēns: saying.
Διδάσκαλεfrom διδάσκαλος, “teacher”	Magisterfrom magister	διδάσκαλε: teacher, the vocative of διδάσκαλος, for direct address. Latin: magister, unchanged in the vocative.
ἀγαθέfrom ἀγαθός, “good”	bonefrom bonus	ἀγαθέ: good, also vocative. Latin: bone, from bonus.
τίfrom τίς, “who? what?”	quidfrom quis	τί: what. Latin: quid.
ποιήσαςfrom ποιέω, “to make, do”	faciēnsfrom faciō	ποιήσας: having done, an aorist participle of ποιέω. Latin has no active past participle, so it uses the present: faciēns, doing.
ζωὴνfrom ζωή, “life”	vītamfrom vīta	ζωήν: life, from ζωή. Compare zoology. Latin: vītam, from vīta.
αἰώνιονfrom αἰώνιος, “eternal”	aeternamfrom aeternus	αἰώνιον: eternal, from αἰώνιος, with one ending for masculine and feminine. Latin: aeternam, from aeternus.
κληρονομήσωfrom κληρονομέω, “to inherit”	possidēbōfrom possideō	κληρονομήσω: I will inherit, from κληρονομέω. Latin: possidēbō, I will possess, from possideō.

New core words

Greek

ἐπερωτάω ask, question διδάσκαλος teacher ζωή life αἰώνιος eternal

Latin

prīnceps chief, leader, ruler magister teacher, master vīta life aeternus eternal, everlasting

Greek core words met211 / 345 Latin core words met224 / 345

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