Luke 6:44

Greek

ἕκαστονHEH-kas-tonγὰρgarδένδρονDEN-dronἐκekτοῦtooἰδίουih-DEE-ooκαρποῦkar-POOγινώσκεται·gih-NOHS-keh-taiοὐooγὰρgarἐξexἀκανθῶνah-kan-THOHNσυλλέγουσινsoo-LEH-goo-sinσῦκα,SOO-kahοὐδὲoo-DEHἐκekβάτουBAH-tooσταφυλὴνstah-foo-LAYNτρυγῶσιν.troo-GOH-sin

Latin

Ūnaquaequeoo-nak-WAIK-wehenimEH-nimarborAR-bordēdayfrūctūFROOK-toosuōSOO-ohcognōscitur.kog-NOHS-kih-turNequeNEK-wehenimEH-nimdēdayspīnīsSPEE-neescolliguntKO-lih-guntfīcūs:FEE-koosnequeNEK-wehdēdayrubōROO-bohvindēmiantwin-DAY-mee-antūvam.OO-wam

English

For each tree is recognized by its own fruit. For people do not collect figs from thorn plants, nor do they harvest grapes from a bramble.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
ἕκαστονfrom ἕκαστος, “each, every”	Ūnaquaequefrom ūnusquisque	ἕκαστον: each, from ἕκαστος, neuter to match tree. Latin: ūnaquaeque, from ūnusquisque, feminine like arbor.
γὰρfrom γάρ, “for”	enimall forms	γάρ: for. Latin: enim. Both stand second in the clause.
δένδρον“tree”	arbor	δένδρον: tree. Latin: arbor.
ἐκ τοῦ ἰδίουfrom ἴδιος, “one’s own”	dē suōfrom suus	ἐκ τοῦ ἰδίου: by its own, from ἴδιος, one’s own. Latin: dē and suō.
καρποῦfrom καρπός, “fruit”	frūctūfrom frūctus	καρποῦ: fruit, from καρπός. Latin: frūctū, from frūctus.
γινώσκεταιfrom γινώσκω, “to know”	cognōsciturfrom cognōscō	γινώσκεται: is recognized, literally is known, a present passive. Latin: cognōscitur.
οὐ γὰρfrom οὐ, “not”	Neque enimfrom neque	οὐ γάρ: for not. Latin: neque enim. neque means nor.
ἐξ ἀκανθῶνfrom ἄκανθα, “thorn, thorn plant”	dē spīnīsfrom spīna	ἐξ ἀκανθῶν: from thorn plants. ἐκ becomes ἐξ before a vowel. Latin: dē spīnīs.
συλλέγουσινfrom συλλέγω, “to gather, collect”	colliguntfrom colligō	συλλέγουσιν: they collect, from συλλέγω. Latin: colligunt, from colligō.
σῦκαfrom σῦκον, “fig”	fīcūsfrom fīcus	σῦκα: figs, plural of σῦκον. Latin: fīcūs.
οὐδὲfrom οὐδέ, “and not, nor”	nequeall forms	οὐδέ: nor. Latin, neque again.
ἐκ βάτουfrom βάτος, “bramble, thornbush”	dē rubōfrom rubus	ἐκ βάτου: from a bramble, from βάτος. Latin: dē rubō.
σταφυλὴνfrom σταφυλή, “bunch of grapes”	ūvamfrom ūva	σταφυλήν: a bunch of grapes, from σταφυλή. Latin: ūvam, from ūva.
τρυγῶσινfrom τρυγάω, “to pick, harvest”	vindēmiantfrom vindēmiō	τρυγῶσιν: they harvest, from τρυγάω. Latin: vindēmiant, they gather grapes.

New core words

Greek

ἕκαστος each, every ἴδιος one’s own καρπός fruit

Latin

ūnusquisque each one, every one frūctus fruit; produce,profit neque and not, nor; neque … neque neither … nor

Greek core words met163 / 345 Latin core words met179 / 345

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