Luke 7:14

At Nain, Jesus meets the funeral of a widow’s only son.

Greek

καὶkaiπροσελθὼνpro-sel-THOHNἥψατοHAYP-sah-toτῆςtaysσοροῦ,so-ROOοἱhoyδὲdehβαστάζοντεςbas-TAH-zon-tesἔστησαν,ES-tay-sanκαὶkaiεἶπεν·AY-penΝεανίσκε,neh-ah-NEES-kehσοὶsoyλέγω,LEH-gohἐγέρθητι.eh-GER-thay-tih

Latin

Etetaccessit,ah-KEH-sitetettetigitTEH-tih-gitloculum.LO-koo-lumhīheeautemOW-temquīkweeportābant,por-TAH-bantstetēruntsteh-TAY-runtEtetait:AH-itAdolēscēns,ah-do-LAYS-kaynstibiTIH-bihdīcō,DEE-kohsurge.SUR-geh

English

And approaching, he touched the bier; the men carrying it came to a stop, and he said, “Young man, I tell you, get up!”

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
καὶfrom καί, “and”	Etfrom et	καί, et.
προσελθὼνfrom προσέρχομαι, “to come to, approach”	accessit etfrom accēdō	προσελθών: approaching, from προσέρχομαι, to come to. Latin makes it a verb, accessit, from accēdō, to approach.
ἥψατοfrom ἅπτω, “to touch”	tetigitfrom tangō	ἥψατο: he touched, from ἅπτω. Latin: tetigit, from tangō.
τῆς σοροῦfrom σορός, “bier, open coffin”	loculumfrom loculus	τῆς σοροῦ: the bier, a genitive after touch. Latin: loculum.
οἱ δὲfrom ὁ, “the”	hī autemfrom hic	οἱ δέ: and those. Latin: hī autem.
βαστάζοντεςfrom βαστάζω, “to carry, bear”	quī portābantfrom portō	βαστάζοντες: carrying, from βαστάζω. Latin: quī portābant, who carried.
ἔστησανfrom ἵστημι, “to stand; to set”	stetēruntfrom stō	ἔστησαν: they came to a stop, from ἵστημι, to stand. Latin: stetērunt, from stō.
καὶfrom καί, “and”	Etfrom et	καί, et.
εἶπενfrom λέγω, “to say”	aitfrom aiō	εἶπεν: he said. Latin: ait.
Νεανίσκεfrom νεανίσκος, “young man”	Adolēscēnsfrom adolēscēns	Νεανίσκε: young man, a vocative. Latin: adolēscēns.
σοὶfrom σύ, “you”	tibifrom tū	σοί: to you, placed first for emphasis. Latin: tibi.
λέγωall forms, “to say”	dīcōall forms	λέγω: I tell. Latin: dīcō.
ἐγέρθητιfrom ἐγείρω, “to raise; passive: rise”	surgefrom surgō	ἐγέρθητι: get up, an aorist passive command of ἐγείρω. Latin: surge.

New core words

Greek

προσέρχομαι come to, approach ἵστημι set, place; (intrans.) stand

Latin

accēdō come near, approach, go to stō stand; stand firm

Greek core words met168 / 345 Latin core words met183 / 345

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