Luke 8:7

From the parable of the sower.

Greek

καὶkaiἕτερονHEH-teh-ronἔπεσενEH-peh-senἐνenμέσῳMEH-sohτῶνtohnἀκανθῶν,ah-kan-THOHNκαὶkaiσυμφυεῖσαιsum-foo-AY-saiαἱhaiἄκανθαιAH-kan-thaiἀπέπνιξανah-PEP-nik-sanαὐτό.ow-TO

Latin

EtetaliudAH-lee-udceciditKEH-kih-ditinterIN-terspīnās,SPEE-nahsetetsimulSIH-mulexortaeek-SOR-taispīnaeSPEE-naisuffōcāvēruntsoo-foh-kah-WAY-runtillud.IH-lud

English

And another fell in the midst of the thorns, and the thorns, growing up with it, choked it.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
καὶfrom καί, “and”	Etfrom et	καί, et.
ἕτερονfrom ἕτερος, “other, another”	aliudfrom alius	ἕτερον: another, neuter, from ἕτερος, other. Latin: aliud, the neuter of alius, other.
ἔπεσενfrom πίπτω, “to fall”	ceciditfrom cadō	ἔπεσεν: it fell, the aorist of πίπτω, to fall. Latin: cecidit, from cadō, to fall.
ἐν μέσῳfrom μέσος, “middle”	interall forms	ἐν μέσῳ: in the midst of, from μέσος, middle. Latin uses one word: inter, among.
τῶν ἀκανθῶνfrom ἄκανθα, “thorn plant”	spīnāsfrom spīna	τῶν ἀκανθῶν: of the thorns. Latin: spīnās, an accusative after inter.
καὶfrom καί, “and”	etall forms	καί, et.
συμφυεῖσαιfrom συμφύομαι, “to grow up together”	simul exortaefrom exorior	συμφυεῖσαι: growing up together, from συμφύομαι, feminine to match the thorns. Latin: simul exortae, springing up together, from exorior.
αἱ ἄκανθαιfrom ἄκανθα, “thorn plant”	spīnaefrom spīna	αἱ ἄκανθαι: the thorns, now the subject. Latin: spīnae.
ἀπέπνιξανfrom ἀποπνίγω, “to choke”	suffōcāvēruntfrom suffōcō	ἀπέπνιξαν: they choked, from ἀποπνίγω. Latin: suffōcāvērunt, from suffōcō.
αὐτόfrom αὐτός, “he, she, it”	illudfrom ille	αὐτό: it, neuter. Latin: illud.

New core words

Greek

ἕτερος other, another, different πίπτω fall

Latin

alius other, another; aliī … aliī some … others cadō fall; fall down inter between, among; during

Greek core words met170 / 345 Latin core words met186 / 345

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