Mark 1:22

Jesus teaches in the synagogue at Capernaum.

Greek

καὶkaiἐξεπλήσσοντοek-seh-PLAY-son-toἐπὶeh-PEEτῇtayδιδαχῇdih-dah-KAYαὐτοῦ,ow-TOOἦνaynγὰρgarδιδάσκωνdih-DAS-kohnαὐτοὺςow-TOOSὡςhohsἐξουσίανek-soo-SEE-anἔχωνEH-kohnκαὶkaiοὐχookὡςhohsοἱhoyγραμματεῖς.grah-mah-TAYS

Latin

Etetstupēbantstoo-PAY-bantsuperSOO-perdoctrīnādok-TREE-nahejus:EH-yuseratEH-ratenimEH-nimdocēnsDO-kaynseōsEH-ohsquasiKWAH-sihpotestātempo-tes-TAH-temhabēns,HAH-baynsetetnōnnohnsīcutSEE-kutscrībae.SKREE-bai

English

And they were astounded at his teaching, for he was teaching them like someone who has authority, and not like the scribes.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
καὶfrom καί, “and”	Etfrom et	καὶ, et.
ἐξεπλήσσοντοfrom ἐκπλήσσομαι, “to be amazed”	stupēbantfrom stupeō	ἐξεπλήσσοντο: they were astounded, from ἐκπλήσσομαι, to be struck with amazement. It is imperfect, an ongoing past. Latin: stupēbant, also imperfect, from stupeō.
ἐπὶfrom ἐπί, “on, upon; at”	superall forms	ἐπὶ: on, upon, here at, from ἐπί. Latin: super, over, here with the ablative.
τῇ διδαχῇfrom διδαχή, “teaching”	doctrīnāfrom doctrīna	τῇ διδαχῇ: the teaching, from διδαχή, in the dative. Latin: doctrīnā, from doctrīna.
αὐτοῦfrom αὐτός, “he; his”	ejusfrom is	αὐτοῦ: his. Latin, ejus.
ἦνfrom εἰμί, “to be”	eratfrom sum	ἦν: he was, the imperfect of εἰμί. Latin: erat.
γὰρfrom γάρ, “for”	enimall forms	γὰρ: for. Latin: enim.
διδάσκωνfrom διδάσκω, “to teach”	docēnsfrom doceō	διδάσκων: teaching, the present participle of διδάσκω, to teach. With ἦν it makes was teaching, and Latin copies this: erat docēns, from doceō.
αὐτοὺςfrom αὐτός, “he; they”	eōsfrom is	αὐτοὺς: them. Latin, eōs.
ὡςall forms, “as, like”	quasiall forms	ὡς: as, like. Latin: quasi, as if.
ἐξουσίανfrom ἐξουσία, “authority, right, power”	potestātemfrom potestās	ἐξουσίαν: authority, from ἐξουσία, the right or power to act. Latin: potestātem, from potestās.
ἔχωνfrom ἔχω, “to have, hold”	habēnsfrom habeō	ἔχων: having, the present participle of ἔχω, to have. Latin: habēns, from habeō.
καὶfrom καί, “and”	etall forms	καὶ, et.
οὐχfrom οὐ, “not”	nōnall forms	οὐχ: not, spelled with chi before a rough breathing. Latin: nōn.
ὡςall forms, “as, like”	sīcutall forms	ὡς again. This time Latin says sīcut, just as.
οἱ γραμματεῖςfrom γραμματεύς, “scribe”	scrībaefrom scrība	οἱ γραμματεῖς: the scribes. Latin: scrībae.

New core words

Greek

ἐπί on, upon, over; at; against διδάσκω teach ὡς as, like; when; about ἐξουσία authority, right, power ἔχω have, hold

Latin

super over, upon, above (+ acc.); about (+ abl.)doctrīna teaching, doctrine doceō teach quasi as if, as it were; about (with numbers)potestās power,authority habeō have, hold, keep; consider sīcut just as, as; as it were

Greek core words met47 / 345 Latin core words met55 / 345

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