Luke 5:14

Jesus has just healed a man with leprosy.

Greek

καὶkaiαὐτὸςow-TOSπαρήγγειλενpah-RAYN-gay-lenαὐτῷow-TOHμηδενὶmay-deh-NEEεἰπεῖν,ay-PAYNἀλλὰah-LAHἀπελθὼνah-pel-THOHNδεῖξονDAYK-sonσεαυτὸνseh-ow-TONτῷtohἱερεῖ,hih-eh-RAYκαὶkaiπροσένεγκεpro-SEH-nen-kehπερὶpeh-REEτοῦtooκαθαρισμοῦkah-thah-ris-MOOσουsooκαθὼςkah-THOHSπροσέταξενpro-SEH-tak-senΜωϋσῆςmoh-oo-SAYSεἰςaysμαρτύριονmar-TOO-rih-onαὐτοῖς.ow-TOYS

Latin

EtetipseIP-sehpraecēpitprai-KAY-pitillīIH-leeututnēminīNAY-mih-needīceret:DEE-keh-retsed,sedVāde,WAH-dehostendeos-TEN-dehtētaysacerdōtī,sah-ker-DOH-teeetetofferO-ferprōprohēmundātiōneay-mun-dah-tee-OH-nehtuā,TOO-ahsīcutSEE-kutpraecēpitprai-KAY-pitMōysēs,MOH-ih-saysinintestimōniumtes-tih-MOH-nee-umillīs.IH-lees

English

And he instructed him to tell no one, “Instead, go away and show yourself to the priest, and bring an offering for your cleansing just as Moses directed, as a witness to them.”

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
καὶfrom καί, “and”	Etfrom et	καί, et.
αὐτὸςfrom αὐτός, “he; self”	ipseall forms	αὐτός: he. Latin, ipse.
παρήγγειλενfrom παραγγέλλω, “to command, order”	praecēpitfrom praecipiō	παρήγγειλεν: he instructed, from παραγγέλλω. Latin: praecēpit, from praecipiō, to command.
αὐτῷfrom αὐτός, “he, him”	illīfrom ille	αὐτῷ: him, in the dative. Latin, illī.
μηδενὶfrom μηδείς, “no one, nothing”	nēminīfrom nēmō	μηδενί: to no one, a dative of μηδείς. Latin: nēminī, from nēmō, no one.
εἰπεῖνfrom λέγω, “to say, tell”	ut dīceretfrom dīcō	εἰπεῖν: to tell, an aorist infinitive of λέγω. Latin uses a clause: ut dīceret, that he should tell.
ἀλλὰfrom ἀλλά, “but”	sedall forms	ἀλλά: but, here instead. The report turns into direct speech. Latin: sed.
ἀπελθὼνfrom ἀπέρχομαι, “to go away”	Vādefrom vādō	ἀπελθών: going away, an aorist participle of ἀπέρχομαι. Latin uses a command: vāde, go, from vādō.
δεῖξονfrom δείκνυμι, “to show”	ostendefrom ostendō	δεῖξον: show, an aorist command, from δείκνυμι. Latin: ostende, from ostendō, to show.
σεαυτὸνfrom σεαυτοῦ, “yourself”	tēfrom tū	σεαυτόν: yourself, from σεαυτοῦ, the reflexive pronoun. Latin simply says tē, you.
τῷ ἱερεῖfrom ἱερεύς, “priest”	sacerdōtīfrom sacerdōs	τῷ ἱερεῖ: to the priest, a dative, from ἱερεύς. Latin: sacerdōtī, from sacerdōs.
καὶfrom καί, “and”	etall forms	καί, et.
προσένεγκεfrom προσφέρω, “to bring to, offer”	offerfrom offerō	προσένεγκε: offer, an aorist command from προσφέρω, to bring, to offer. Latin: offer, from offerō.
περὶfrom περί, “about, concerning”	prōall forms	περί: about, concerning; here, for. Latin: prō, for, on behalf of.
τοῦ καθαρισμοῦfrom καθαρισμός, “cleansing, purification”	ēmundātiōnefrom ēmundātiō	τοῦ καθαρισμοῦ: the cleansing, from καθαρισμός. Latin: ēmundātiōne, from ēmundātiō.
σουfrom σύ, “you”	tuāfrom tuus	σου: your, literally of you. Latin uses an adjective, tuā, agreeing with cleansing.
καθὼςfrom καθώς, “just as, as”	sīcutall forms	καθώς: just as. Latin: sīcut.
προσέταξενfrom προστάσσω, “to command”	praecēpitfrom praecipiō	προσέταξεν: he directed, from προστάσσω, to command. Latin repeats praecēpit.
Μωϋσῆς“Moses”	Mōysēs	Μωϋσῆς: Moses. Latin: Mōysēs.
εἰς μαρτύριονfrom μαρτύριον, “testimony, witness”	in testimōniumfrom testimōnium	εἰς μαρτύριον: as a witness, literally into a witness. Latin keeps the idiom: in testimōnium.
αὐτοῖςfrom αὐτός, “he; they”	illīsfrom ille	αὐτοῖς: to them. Latin: illīs.

New core words

Greek

μηδείς no one, nothing ἀλλά but σεαυτοῦ yourself προσφέρω bring to, offer περί about, concerning; around καθώς just as, as

Latin

praecipiō command, order, instruct nēmō no one, nobody sed but, but rather vādō go, walk; go away ostendō show, point out, reveal offerō offer, bring,present prō for, on behalf of; in place of; before testimōnium testimony, witness, evidence

Greek core words met158 / 345 Latin core words met174 / 345

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