Luke 24:37

The risen Jesus suddenly stands among his disciples.

Greek

πτοηθέντεςpto-ay-THEN-tesδὲdehκαὶkaiἔμφοβοιEM-fo-boyγενόμενοιgeh-NO-meh-noyἐδόκουνeh-DO-koonπνεῦμαPNEW-mahθεωρεῖν.theh-oh-RAYN

Latin

Conturbātīkon-tur-BAH-teevērōWAY-rohetetconterritī,kon-TEH-rih-teeexistimābantek-sis-tih-MAH-bantsēsayspīritumSPEE-rih-tumvidēre.wih-DAY-reh

English

But startled and becoming terrified, they thought they were seeing a spirit.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
πτοηθέντεςfrom πτοέομαι, “to be startled”	Conturbātīfrom conturbō	πτοηθέντες: startled, an aorist passive participle of πτοέομαι. Latin: conturbātī, thrown into confusion.
δὲfrom δέ, “and, but”	vērōall forms	δέ, vērō: but.
καὶfrom καί, “and”	etall forms	καί, et.
ἔμφοβοι γενόμενοιfrom ἔμφοβος, “terrified, afraid”	conterritīfrom conterreō	ἔμφοβοι γενόμενοι: becoming terrified, literally in fear. Latin has one word, conterritī.
ἐδόκουνfrom δοκέω, “to think, seem”	existimābantfrom existimō	ἐδόκουν: they thought, from δοκέω, to think or to seem. An imperfect. Latin: existimābant.
πνεῦμαall forms, “spirit, wind, breath”	spīritumfrom spīritus	πνεῦμα: a spirit, a neuter noun, also breath or wind. Latin: spīritum, from spīritus.
θεωρεῖνfrom θεωρέω, “to see, look at”	sē vidērefrom videō	θεωρεῖν: to be seeing, from θεωρέω, to look at. Latin: vidēre, with sē, themselves, as its subject.

New core words

Greek

δοκέω think, seem πνεῦμα spirit, wind, breath θεωρέω see, look at

Latin

spīritus spirit; breath, wind; the HolySpirit sē himself, herself, itself, themselves

Greek core words met228 / 345 Latin core words met238 / 345

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