Luke 2:40

Jesus as a boy in Nazareth.

Greek

Τὸtoδὲdehπαιδίονpai-DEE-onηὔξανενAYWK-sah-nenκαὶkaiἐκραταιοῦτοeh-krah-tai-OO-toπληρούμενονplay-ROO-meh-nonσοφίᾳ,so-FEE-ahκαὶkaiχάριςKAH-risθεοῦtheh-OOἦνaynἐπ’epαὐτό.ow-TO

Latin

PuerPOO-erautemOW-temcrēscēbat,krays-KAY-batetetcōnfortābāturkohn-for-tah-BAH-turplēnusPLAY-nussapientiā:sah-pee-EN-tee-ahetetgrātiaGRAH-tee-ahDeīDEH-eeeratEH-ratininillō.IH-loh

English

And the child kept growing and getting stronger, being filled with wisdom, and God’s grace was on him.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
Τὸ δὲ παιδίονfrom παιδίον, “little child”	Puer autemfrom puer	τὸ δὲ παιδίον: and the child, from παιδίον, a little child, neuter. Latin: puer autem, from puer, boy.
ηὔξανενfrom αὐξάνω, “to grow, increase”	crēscēbatfrom crēscō	ηὔξανεν: kept growing, from αὐξάνω, to grow. The imperfect, an ongoing action. Latin: crēscēbat, from crēscō.
καὶfrom καί, “and, also”	etall forms	καί, et.
ἐκραταιοῦτοfrom κραταιόομαι, “to become strong”	cōnfortābāturfrom cōnfortō	ἐκραταιοῦτο: was getting stronger, from κραταιόομαι, to become strong. Latin: cōnfortābātur, he was strengthened, also an imperfect passive.
πληρούμενονfrom πληρόω, “to fill, fulfil”	plēnusall forms	πληρούμενον: being filled, from πληρόω, to fill or fulfil. A present passive participle, neuter like the child. Latin uses an adjective: plēnus, full, masculine like puer.
σοφίᾳfrom σοφία, “wisdom”	sapientiāfrom sapientia	σοφίᾳ: with wisdom, from σοφία, in the dative. Latin: sapientiā, from sapientia, in the ablative.
καὶfrom καί, “and, also”	etall forms	καί, et.
χάριςall forms, “grace, favour”	grātiaall forms	χάρις: grace or favor. Latin: grātia.
θεοῦfrom θεός, “God, god”	Deīfrom deus	θεοῦ: of God, the genitive of θεός. Latin: Deī, the genitive of Deus.
ἦνfrom εἰμί, “to be”	eratfrom sum	ἦν: was. Latin: erat.
ἐπ’ αὐτόfrom ἐπί, “on, over, upon”	in illōfrom in	ἐπ’ αὐτό: on him, literally on it, since παιδίον is neuter. Latin: in illō, in him.

New core words

Greek

παιδίον little child πληρόω fill, fulfil σοφία wisdom χάρις grace, favour; thanks θεός God, god

Latin

puer boy,child; servant plēnus full, filled (+ gen. or abl.)sapientia wisdom deus god; God

Greek core words met151 / 345 Latin core words met166 / 345

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