Luke 19:18

In the parable, the servants report to their master.

Greek

καὶkaiἦλθενAYL-thenὁhoδεύτεροςDEW-teh-rosλέγων·LEH-gohnἩhayμνᾶmnahσου,sooκύριε,KOO-rih-ehἐποίησενeh-POY-ay-senπέντεPEN-tehμνᾶς.mnas

Latin

EtetalterAL-tervēnit,WAY-nitdīcēns:DEE-kaynsDomine,do-MIH-nehmnamnahtuaTOO-ahfēcitFAY-kitquīnqueKWEENK-wehmnās.mnahs

English

And the second one came, saying, “Your mina, master, has produced five minas.”

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
καὶfrom καί, “and”	Etfrom et	καί, et.
ἦλθενfrom ἔρχομαι, “to come, go”	vēnitfrom veniō	ἦλθεν: came. Latin: vēnit.
ὁ δεύτεροςfrom δεύτερος, “second”	alterall forms	ὁ δεύτερος: the second. Latin: alter, the other, or the second of two.
λέγωνfrom λέγω, “to say”	dīcēnsfrom dīcō	λέγων, dīcēns.
Ἡ μνᾶfrom μνᾶ, “mina, a sum of money”	mna	ἡ μνᾶ: the mina, a sum of money, about a hundred drachmas. Latin borrows the word: mna.
σουfrom σύ, “you”	tuafrom tuus	σου: your. Latin: tua.
κύριεfrom κύριος, “lord, master”	Dominefrom dominus	κύριε: master, the vocative. Latin puts it first: Domine.
ἐποίησενfrom ποιέω, “to make, do”	fēcitfrom faciō	ἐποίησεν: made, here produced. Latin: fēcit.
πέντε“five”	quīnque	πέντε: five, which never changes. Latin: quīnque.
μνᾶςfrom μνᾶ, “mina, a sum of money”	mnāsfrom mna	μνᾶς: minas, accusative plural. Latin: mnās.

New core words

Greek

δεύτερος second

Latin

alter the other (of two); another; second

Greek core words met219 / 345 Latin core words met230 / 345

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