Luke 7:3

A Roman centurion’s valued slave is sick and close to death.

Greek

ἀκούσαςah-KOO-sasδὲdehπερὶpeh-REEτοῦtooἸησοῦih-ay-SOOἀπέστειλενah-PES-tay-lenπρὸςprosαὐτὸνow-TONπρεσβυτέρουςpres-boo-TEH-roosτῶνtohnἸουδαίων,ih-oo-DAI-ohnἐρωτῶνeh-roh-TOHNαὐτὸνow-TONὅπωςHO-pohsἐλθὼνel-THOHNδιασώσῃdih-ah-SOH-sayτὸνtonδοῦλονDOO-lonαὐτοῦ.ow-TOO

Latin

Etetcumkumaudīssetow-DEE-setdēdayJēsū,YAY-soomīsitMEE-sitadadeumewmseniōrēsseh-nee-OH-raysJūdaeōrum,yoo-dai-OH-rumrogānsRO-gahnseumewmututvenīretweh-NEE-retetetsalvāretsal-WAH-retservumSER-wumejus.EH-yus

English

Hearing about Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and rescue his slave.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
ἀκούσαςfrom ἀκούω, “to hear”	cum audīssetfrom audiō	ἀκούσας: hearing, an aorist participle. Latin uses a clause: cum audīsset, when he had heard.
δὲfrom δέ, “and, but”	Etfrom et	δέ: and, or now. Latin: et.
περὶ τοῦ Ἰησοῦfrom Ἰησοῦς, “Jesus”	dē Jēsūfrom Jēsūs	περὶ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ: about Jesus. Latin: dē Jēsū.
ἀπέστειλενfrom ἀποστέλλω, “to send, send out”	mīsitfrom mittō	ἀπέστειλεν: he sent, from ἀποστέλλω, to send out, the source of apostle. Latin: mīsit, from mittō.
πρὸς αὐτὸνfrom πρός, “to, toward”	ad eumfrom ad	πρὸς αὐτόν: to him. Latin: ad eum.
πρεσβυτέρουςfrom πρεσβύτερος, “elder, older”	seniōrēsfrom senex	πρεσβυτέρους: elders, from πρεσβύτερος, older. Latin: seniōrēs, older men, from senex, old.
τῶν Ἰουδαίωνfrom Ἰουδαῖος, “Jewish; a Jew”	Jūdaeōrumfrom Jūdaeus	τῶν Ἰουδαίων: of the Jews, a genitive, from Ἰουδαῖος. Latin: Jūdaeōrum, from Jūdaeus.
ἐρωτῶνfrom ἐρωτάω, “to ask”	rogānsfrom rogō	ἐρωτῶν: asking, a present participle of ἐρωτάω. Latin: rogāns.
αὐτὸνfrom αὐτός, “he, him”	eumfrom is	αὐτόν, eum.
ὅπωςall forms, “that, so that”	utall forms	ὅπως: that, introducing the request. Latin: ut.
ἐλθὼνfrom ἔρχομαι, “to come, go”	venīret etfrom veniō	ἐλθών: coming, a participle of ἔρχομαι. Latin makes it a verb: venīret et, that he come and.
διασώσῃfrom διασῴζω, “to save, bring through”	salvāretfrom salvō	διασώσῃ: he might rescue, from διασῴζω, to bring safely through. Latin: salvāret, from salvō.
τὸν δοῦλονfrom δοῦλος, “slave, servant”	servumfrom servus	τὸν δοῦλον: the slave, from δοῦλος, slave or servant. Latin: servum, from servus.
αὐτοῦfrom αὐτός, “he; his”	ejusfrom is	αὐτοῦ: his. Latin, ejus.

New core words

Greek

πρεσβύτερος elder; older ὅπως that, so that; how δοῦλος slave, servant

Latin

senex old man; (comp.) senior, elder servus slave, servant

Greek core words met166 / 345 Latin core words met181 / 345

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