Mark 14:33–34

In Gethsemane, Jesus takes three disciples aside.

Greek

καὶkaiπαραλαμβάνειpah-rah-lam-BAH-nayτὸνtonΠέτρονPEH-tronκαὶkaiἸάκωβονih-AH-koh-bonκαὶkaiἸωάννηνih-oh-AH-naynμετ’metαὐτοῦ,ow-TOOκαὶkaiἤρξατοAYRK-sah-toἐκθαμβεῖσθαιek-tham-BAYS-thaiκαὶkaiἀδημονεῖν,ah-day-mo-NAYNκαὶkaiλέγειLEH-gayαὐτοῖς·ow-TOYSΠερίλυπόςpeh-REE-loo-posἐστινES-tinἡhayψυχήpsoo-KAYμουmooἕωςHEH-ohsθανάτου·thah-NAH-tooμείνατεMAY-nah-tehὧδεHOH-dehκαὶkaiγρηγορεῖτε.gray-go-RAY-teh

Latin

Etetassūmitah-SOO-mitPetrum,PEH-trumetetJacōbum,yah-KOH-bumetetJōannemyoh-AH-nemsēcum:SAY-kumetetcoepitKOY-pitpavērepah-WAY-rehetettaedēre.tai-DAY-rehEtetaitAH-itillīs:IH-leesTristisTRIS-tisestestanimaAH-nih-mahmeaMEH-ahusqueUSK-wehadadmortem:MOR-temsustinētesus-tih-NAY-tehhīc,heeketetvigilāte.wih-gih-LAH-teh

English

And he takes along Peter and James and John with him, and he began to be utterly dismayed and in anguish, and he says to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, all the way to death. Stay here and keep awake.”

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
καὶfrom καί, “and”	Etfrom et	καί, et.
παραλαμβάνειfrom παραλαμβάνω, “to take along, receive”	assūmitfrom assūmō	παραλαμβάνει: he takes along, from παραλαμβάνω, to take along or receive, a vivid present. Latin keeps the present: assūmit, from assūmō.
τὸν Πέτρονfrom Πέτρος, “Peter”	Petrumfrom Petrus	τὸν Πέτρον: Peter. Latin: Petrum, with no article.
καὶfrom καί, “and”	etall forms	καί, et.
Ἰάκωβονfrom Ἰάκωβος, “James, Jacob”	Jacōbumfrom Jacōbus	Ἰάκωβον: James. Latin, Jacōbum.
καὶfrom καί, “and”	etall forms	καί, et.
Ἰωάννηνfrom Ἰωάννης, “John”	Jōannemfrom Jōannēs	Ἰωάννην: John. Latin, Jōannem.
μετ’ αὐτοῦfrom μετά, “with; after”	sēcum	μετ’ αὐτοῦ: with him. Latin: sēcum, with himself, pointing back to the subject.
καὶfrom καί, “and”	etall forms	καί, et.
ἤρξατοfrom ἄρχω, “middle: to begin”	coepitfrom coepī	ἤρξατο: he began, from ἄρχω. Latin: coepit.
ἐκθαμβεῖσθαιfrom ἐκθαμβέομαι, “to be alarmed, dismayed”	pavērefrom paveō	ἐκθαμβεῖσθαι: to be utterly dismayed. Latin: pavēre, to be afraid.
καὶfrom καί, “and”	etall forms	καί, et.
ἀδημονεῖνfrom ἀδημονέω, “to be in anguish, distressed”	taedērefrom taedet	ἀδημονεῖν: to be in anguish. Latin: taedēre, to be weary, sick at heart.
καὶfrom καί, “and”	Etfrom et	καί, et.
λέγειfrom λέγω, “to say”	aitfrom aiō	λέγει: he says. Latin, ait.
αὐτοῖςfrom αὐτός, “he; they”	illīsfrom ille	αὐτοῖς: to them. Latin, illīs.
Περίλυπόςfrom περίλυπος, “deeply grieved”	Tristisfrom tristis	περίλυπος: deeply grieved, from περί, around, and λύπη, grief. Greek puts it first. Latin: tristis, sad.
ἐστινfrom εἰμί, “to be”	estfrom sum	ἐστιν: is. Latin, est.
ἡ ψυχήfrom ψυχή, “soul, life, self”	animaall forms	ἡ ψυχή: the soul, also life or self. Latin: anima.
μουfrom ἐγώ, “I, me”	meafrom meus	μου: my. Latin, mea.
ἕωςall forms, “until, as far as”	usque adfrom usque	ἕως: as far as, until, with the genitive. Latin needs two words: usque ad, all the way to.
θανάτουfrom θάνατος, “death”	mortemfrom mors	θανάτου: death, from θάνατος. Latin: mortem, from mors, accusative after ad.
μείνατεfrom μένω, “to remain, stay”	sustinētefrom sustineō	μείνατε: stay, an aorist command of μένω, to remain. Latin: sustinēte, hold on, from sustineō.
ὧδεall forms, “here, hither”	hīcfrom hic	ὧδε: here. Latin: hīc, with a long i.
καὶfrom καί, “and”	etall forms	καί, et.
γρηγορεῖτεfrom γρηγορέω, “to keep awake, watch”	vigilātefrom vigilō	γρηγορεῖτε: keep awake, from γρηγορέω, a present command. Latin: vigilāte, from vigilō, to keep watch.

New core words

Greek

παραλαμβάνω take along, receive ψυχή soul, life, self θάνατος death μένω remain, stay

Latin

anima soul, life; breath usque allthe way, continuously; until mors death

Greek core words met115 / 345 Latin core words met123 / 345

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