Mark 14:23

At the Last Supper.

Greek

καὶkaiλαβὼνlah-BOHNποτήριονpo-TAY-rih-onεὐχαριστήσαςew-kah-ris-TAY-sasἔδωκενEH-doh-kenαὐτοῖς,ow-TOYSκαὶkaiἔπιονEH-pih-onἐξexαὐτοῦow-TOOπάντες.PAN-tes

Latin

Etetacceptōah-KEP-tohcalice,KAH-lih-kehgrātiāsGRAH-tee-ahsagēnsAH-gaynsdeditDEH-diteīs:EH-eesetetbibēruntbih-BAY-runtexexillōIH-lohomnēs.OM-nays

English

And taking a cup and giving thanks, he gave it to them, and all of them drank from it.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
καὶfrom καί, “and”	Etfrom et	καί, et.
λαβὼνfrom λαμβάνω, “to take, receive”	acceptōfrom accipiō	λαβών: taking, from λαμβάνω, to take, to receive. An aorist participle. Latin: acceptō calice, an ablative absolute, the cup having been taken, from accipiō.
ποτήριον“cup”	calicefrom calix	ποτήριον: a cup. Latin: calice, from calix.
εὐχαριστήσαςfrom εὐχαριστέω, “to give thanks”	grātiās agēnsfrom grātia, agō	εὐχαριστήσας: giving thanks, from εὐχαριστέω. Latin needs two words: grātiās agēns, from grātia, thanks, and agō, to do.
ἔδωκενfrom δίδωμι, “to give”	deditfrom dō	ἔδωκεν: he gave, from δίδωμι, to give, an aorist. Latin: dedit, from dō, to give, a perfect. The two are related.
αὐτοῖςfrom αὐτός, “he; they”	eīsfrom is	αὐτοῖς: to them. Latin, eīs.
καὶfrom καί, “and”	etall forms	καί, et.
ἔπιονfrom πίνω, “to drink”	bibēruntfrom bibō	ἔπιον: they drank, from πίνω, to drink, an aorist. Latin: bibērunt, from bibō.
ἐξ αὐτοῦfrom ἐκ, “out of, from”	ex illōfrom ex	ἐξ αὐτοῦ: from it. Latin: ex illō.
πάντεςfrom πᾶς, “all, every”	omnēsfrom omnis	πάντες: all. Latin, omnēs.

New core words

Greek

λαμβάνω take, receive δίδωμι give πίνω drink

Latin

accipiō receive, take, accept grātia grace, favor; thanks agō do, act; drive, lead; spend (time)dō give, grant; put bibō drink

Greek core words met106 / 345 Latin core words met116 / 345

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