Mark 12:10–11

Jesus ends a parable about tenants who killed the owner’s son.

Greek

οὐδὲoo-DEHτὴνtaynγραφὴνgrah-FAYNταύτηνTOW-taynἀνέγνωτε·ah-NEG-noh-tehΛίθονLEE-thonὃνhonἀπεδοκίμασανah-peh-do-KEE-mah-sanοἱhoyοἰκοδομοῦντες,oy-ko-do-MOON-tesοὗτοςHOO-tosἐγενήθηeh-geh-NAY-thayεἰςaysκεφαλὴνkeh-fah-LAYNγωνίας·goh-NEE-asπαρὰpah-RAHκυρίουkoo-REE-ooἐγένετοeh-GEH-neh-toαὕτη,HOW-tayκαὶkaiἔστινES-tinθαυμαστὴthow-mas-TAYἐνenὀφθαλμοῖςof-thal-MOYSἡμῶν;hay-MOHN

Latin

Necnekscrīptūramskreep-TOO-ramhanchanklēgistis:lay-GIS-tisLapidemLAH-pih-demquemkwemreprobāvēruntreh-pro-bah-WAY-runtaedificantēs,ai-dih-fih-KAN-tayshichikfactusFAK-tusestestinincaputKAH-putangulī:AN-goo-leeāahDominōDO-mih-nohfactumFAK-tumestestistud,IS-tudetetestestmīrābilemee-RAH-bih-lehininoculīsO-koo-leesnostrīs?NOS-trees

English

Have you not even read this scripture: ‘A stone which the builders rejected, this one became the head of the corner; from the Lord this came about, and it is wonderful in our eyes’?

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
οὐδὲfrom οὐδέ, “and not, not even”	Necfrom nec	οὐδέ: not even. Latin: nec.
τὴν γραφὴνfrom γραφή, “writing, scripture”	scrīptūramfrom scrīptūra	τὴν γραφήν: the scripture, from γραφή, a writing. Latin: scrīptūram, from scrīptūra.
ταύτηνfrom οὗτος, “this”	hancfrom hic	ταύτην: this, from οὗτος. Latin: hanc, from hic.
ἀνέγνωτεfrom ἀναγινώσκω, “to read”	lēgistisfrom legō	ἀνέγνωτε: you read, plural, from ἀναγινώσκω. Latin: lēgistis, from legō.
Λίθονfrom λίθος, “stone”	Lapidemfrom lapis	λίθον: stone, from λίθος, accusative by attraction to the relative after it. Latin follows: lapidem, from lapis.
ὃνfrom ὅς, “who, which”	quemfrom quī	ὅν: which, from ὅς, the relative pronoun. Latin: quem, from quī.
ἀπεδοκίμασανfrom ἀποδοκιμάζω, “to reject after testing”	reprobāvēruntfrom reprobō	ἀπεδοκίμασαν: they rejected, from ἀποδοκιμάζω, to reject after testing. Latin: reprobāvērunt.
οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντεςfrom οἰκοδομέω, “to build”	aedificantēsfrom aedificō	οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες: the builders, literally those building, from οἰκοδομέω. Latin also uses a participle: aedificantēs.
οὗτοςall forms, “this”	hicall forms	οὗτος: this one. Latin: hic.
ἐγενήθηfrom γίνομαι, “to become, happen”	factus estfrom fīō	ἐγενήθη: became, an aorist passive form of γίνομαι. Latin: factus est, from fīō, to become.
εἰς κεφαλὴνfrom κεφαλή, “head”	in caputfrom caput	εἰς κεφαλήν: into a head, from κεφαλή. εἰς marks what something becomes. Latin copies it: in caput.
γωνίαςfrom γωνία, “corner”	angulīfrom angulus	γωνίας: of the corner, from γωνία. Latin: angulī, from angulus.
παρὰfrom παρά, “from; beside”	ā	παρά: from, with the genitive. Latin: ā.
κυρίουfrom κύριος, “lord, master”	Dominōfrom dominus	κυρίου: the Lord, from κύριος, lord, master. Latin: Dominō, from dominus.
ἐγένετοfrom γίνομαι, “to become, happen”	factum estfrom fīō	ἐγένετο: it came about, the same verb. Latin: factum est, neuter.
αὕτηfrom οὗτος, “this”	istudfrom iste	αὕτη: this, feminine, copying a Hebrew idiom. Latin makes it neuter: istud, from iste.
καὶfrom καί, “and”	etall forms	καί, et.
ἔστινfrom εἰμί, “to be”	estfrom sum	ἔστιν: it is. Latin, est.
θαυμαστὴfrom θαυμαστός, “wonderful, marvellous”	mīrābilefrom mīrābilis	θαυμαστή: wonderful, from θαυμαστός, feminine. Latin: mīrābile, neuter, from mīrābilis.
ἐνall forms, “in”	inall forms	ἐν: in. Latin, in.
ὀφθαλμοῖςfrom ὀφθαλμός, “eye”	oculīsfrom oculus	ὀφθαλμοῖς: eyes, from ὀφθαλμός. Latin: oculīs, from oculus.
ἡμῶνfrom ἐγώ, “I; plural: we”	nostrīsfrom noster	ἡμῶν: our, literally of us. Latin uses an adjective, nostrīs, from noster.

New core words

Greek

γραφή writing, scripture λίθος stone ὅς who, which, that κεφαλή head παρά from; beside, with; alongside κύριος lord, master;the Lord ὀφθαλμός eye

Latin

scrīptūra writing; Scripture lapis stone fīō become; be made, be done; happen caput head dominus lord, master; the Lord iste this, that (of yours); he, she oculus eye noster our, ours

Greek core words met94 / 345 Latin core words met103 / 345

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