Luke 19:9–10

Jesus speaks at the house of Zacchaeus.

Greek

εἶπενAY-penδὲdehπρὸςprosαὐτὸνow-TONὁhoἸησοῦςih-ay-SOOSὅτιHO-tihΣήμερονSAY-meh-ronσωτηρίαsoh-tay-REE-ahτῷtohοἴκῳOY-kohτούτῳTOO-tohἐγένετο,eh-GEH-neh-toκαθότιkah-THO-tihκαὶkaiαὐτὸςow-TOSυἱὸςhwee-OSἈβραάμah-brah-AMἐστιν·ES-tinἦλθενAYL-thenγὰρgarὁhoυἱὸςhwee-OSτοῦtooἀνθρώπουanth-ROH-pooζητῆσαιzay-TAY-saiκαὶkaiσῶσαιSOH-saiτὸtoἀπολωλός.ah-po-loh-LOS

Latin

AitAH-itJēsūsYAY-soosadadeum:ewmQuiaKWEE-ahhodiēHO-dee-aysalūsSAH-loosdomuīDO-moo-eehuicHOO-ikfactaFAK-tahest:esteōEH-ohquodkwodetetipseIP-sehfīliusFEE-lee-ussitsitAbrahae.AH-brah-haiVēnitWAY-nitenimEH-nimFīliusFEE-lee-ushominisHO-mih-nisquaerere,KWAI-reh-rehetetsalvumSAL-wumfacereFAH-keh-rehquodkwodperierat.peh-REE-eh-rat

English

And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come about for this house, because he too is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to search for and save what has been lost.”

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
εἶπεν δὲfrom λέγω, “to say”	Aitfrom aiō	εἶπεν δέ: and he said. Latin: ait, with no word for and.
πρὸς αὐτὸνfrom πρός, “to, toward”	ad eumfrom ad	πρὸς αὐτόν: to him. Latin: ad eum.
ὁ Ἰησοῦςfrom Ἰησοῦς, “Jesus”	Jēsūsfrom Iesus	ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Jēsūs.
ὅτιall forms, “that, because”	Quiafrom quia	ὅτι here just opens the quotation. Latin keeps it as quia.
Σήμερονfrom σήμερον, “today”	hodiē	σήμερον: today. It never changes form. Latin: hodiē.
σωτηρίαall forms, “salvation, rescue”	salūsall forms	σωτηρία: salvation, a feminine noun from the root of to save. Latin: salūs, safety, salvation.
τῷ οἴκῳ τούτῳfrom οἶκος, “house, household”	domuī huicfrom domus	τῷ οἴκῳ τούτῳ: for this house. οἶκος means house, here in the dative. Latin: domuī huic.
ἐγένετοfrom γίνομαι, “to become, happen”	facta estfrom fīō	ἐγένετο: has come about, literally came to be. Latin: facta est.
καθότι“because, inasmuch as”	eō quodfrom quod	καθότι: because, inasmuch as. Latin: eō quod, for the reason that.
καὶfrom καί, “and; also”	etall forms	καί: here too, also. Latin: et.
αὐτὸςfrom αὐτός, “he; self”	ipseall forms	αὐτός: he himself. Latin: ipse.
υἱὸς Ἀβραάμfrom υἱός, “son”	fīlius Abrahaefrom fīlius	υἱὸς Ἀβραάμ: a son of Abraham. Latin: fīlius Abrahae, giving the name a genitive ending.
ἐστινfrom εἰμί, “to be”	sitfrom sum	ἐστιν: is. Latin uses the subjunctive, sit.
ἦλθενfrom ἔρχομαι, “to come, go”	Vēnitfrom veniō	ἦλθεν: came. Latin: vēnit, the perfect, with a long e.
γὰρfrom γάρ, “for”	enimall forms	γάρ: for. Latin: enim.
ὁ υἱὸςfrom υἱός, “son”	Fīliusfrom fīlius	ὁ υἱός, Fīlius.
τοῦ ἀνθρώπουfrom ἄνθρωπος, “man, human being”	hominisfrom homō	τοῦ ἀνθρώπου: of man, the genitive. Latin: hominis.
ζητῆσαιfrom ζητέω, “to seek, look for”	quaererefrom quaerō	ζητῆσαι: to search for, from ζητέω, to seek. An aorist infinitive. Latin: quaerere, from quaerō.
καὶfrom καί, “and”	etall forms	καί, et.
σῶσαιfrom σῴζω, “to save, rescue”	salvum facerefrom salvus	σῶσαι: to save, from σῴζω. Latin needs two words: salvum facere, to make safe, from salvus.
τὸ ἀπολωλόςfrom ἀπόλλυμι, “to destroy; perish”	quod perieratfrom pereō	τὸ ἀπολωλός: what has been lost, a perfect participle: lost and still lost. Latin uses a clause, quod perierat, what had perished.

New core words

Greek

σήμερον today σωτηρία salvation, rescue οἶκος house, household ζητέω seek, look for σῴζω save, rescue

Latin

salūs salvation;safety, health quaerō seek, look for; ask salvus safe, saved, well

Greek core words met218 / 345 Latin core words met229 / 345

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