Luke 8:16

Jesus explains the parable of the sower.

Greek

Οὐδεὶςoo-DAYSδὲdehλύχνονLOOK-nonἅψαςHAP-sasκαλύπτειkah-LOOP-tayαὐτὸνow-TONσκεύειSKEW-ayἢayὑποκάτωhoo-po-KAH-tohκλίνηςKLEE-naysτίθησιν,TEE-thay-sinἀλλ’alἐπὶeh-PEEλυχνίαςluk-NEE-asτίθησιν,TEE-thay-sinἵναHEE-nahοἱhoyεἰσπορευόμενοιays-po-rew-O-meh-noyβλέπωσινBLEH-poh-sinτὸtoφῶς.fohs

Latin

NēmōNAY-mohautemOW-temlucernamloo-KER-namaccendēns,ah-KEN-daynsoperitO-peh-riteamEH-amvāse,WAH-sehautowtsubtusSUB-tuslectumLEK-tumpōnit:POH-nitsedsedsuprāSOO-prahcandēlābrumkan-day-LAH-brumpōnit,POH-nitututintrantēsin-TRAN-taysvideantWIH-deh-antlūmen.LOO-men

English

Now no one, having lit a lamp, covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but he puts it on a lampstand, so that those coming in may see the light.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
Οὐδεὶςfrom οὐδείς, “no one”	Nēmōfrom nēmō	οὐδείς: no one. Latin: nēmō.
δὲfrom δέ, “and, but”	autemall forms	δέ, autem.
λύχνονfrom λύχνος, “lamp”	lucernamfrom lucerna	λύχνον: a lamp. Latin: lucernam.
ἅψαςfrom ἅπτω, “to light; to touch”	accendēnsfrom accendō	ἅψας: having lit. An aorist participle of ἅπτω. Latin uses a present participle: accendēns, lighting.
καλύπτει αὐτὸνfrom καλύπτω, “to cover”	operit eamfrom operiō	καλύπτει αὐτόν: covers it. αὐτόν is masculine, like λύχνος. Latin: operit eam, feminine, like lucerna.
σκεύειfrom σκεῦος, “vessel, jar”	vāsefrom vās	σκεύει: with a vessel, a jar. A dative of means. Latin uses the ablative: vāse.
ἢfrom ἤ, “or; than”	autall forms	ἤ: or. Latin: aut.
ὑποκάτω κλίνηςfrom κλίνη, “bed, couch”	subtus lectumfrom lectus	ὑποκάτω κλίνης: under a bed. ὑποκάτω takes the genitive. Latin: subtus lectum.
τίθησινfrom τίθημι, “to put, place”	pōnitfrom pōnō	τίθησιν: he puts, from τίθημι, to put or place. Latin: pōnit, from pōnō.
ἀλλ’from ἀλλά, “but”	sedall forms	ἀλλά: but. Latin: sed.
ἐπὶ λυχνίαςfrom λυχνία, “lampstand”	suprā candēlābrumfrom suprā	ἐπὶ λυχνίας: on a lampstand, with the genitive. Latin: suprā candēlābrum, using suprā, above or on top of.
τίθησινfrom τίθημι, “to put, place”	pōnitfrom pōnō	τίθησιν again: he puts. pōnit.
ἵναall forms, “so that”	utall forms	ἵνα: so that. Latin: ut.
οἱ εἰσπορευόμενοιfrom εἰσπορεύομαι, “to go in, enter”	intrantēsfrom intrō	οἱ εἰσπορευόμενοι: those coming in. A participle with the article. Latin needs no article: intrantēs.
βλέπωσινfrom βλέπω, “to see, look”	videantfrom videō	βλέπωσιν: they may see, from βλέπω, to see. A subjunctive after ἵνα. Latin: videant, also subjunctive.
τὸ φῶςfrom φῶς, “light”	lūmen	τὸ φῶς: the light, from φῶς. Latin: lūmen.

New core words

Greek

ἤ or; than τίθημι put, place βλέπω see, look φῶς light

Latin

aut or; aut … aut either … or pōnō put, place, lay; set suprā above, over; beyond (+ acc.)

Greek core words met174 / 345 Latin core words met189 / 345

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