Mark 15:14

Greek

ὁhoδὲdehΠιλᾶτοςpih-LAH-tosἔλεγενEH-leh-genαὐτοῖς·ow-TOYSΤίteeγὰρgarἐποίησενeh-POY-ay-senκακόν;kah-KONοἱhoyδὲdehπερισσῶςpeh-rih-SOHSἔκραξαν·EH-krak-sanΣταύρωσονSTOW-roh-sonαὐτόν.ow-TON

Latin

Pīlātuspee-LAH-tusvērōWAY-rohdīcēbatdee-KAY-batillīs:IH-leesQuidkwidenimEH-nimmalīMAH-leefēcit?FAY-kitAtatillīIH-leemagisMAH-gisclāmābant:klah-MAH-bantCrucifīgekroo-kih-FEE-geheum.ewm

English

But Pilate kept saying to them, “What wrong, then, has he done?” Yet they shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!”

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
ὁ δὲ Πιλᾶτοςfrom Πιλᾶτος, “Pilate”	Pīlātus vērōfrom vērō	ὁ δὲ Πιλᾶτος: but Pilate. Latin: Pīlātus vērō. vērō means in truth, here simply but.
ἔλεγενfrom λέγω, “to say”	dīcēbatfrom dīcō	ἔλεγεν: he kept saying, an imperfect. Latin: dīcēbat.
αὐτοῖςfrom αὐτός, “he, she, it; self”	illīsfrom ille	αὐτοῖς, illīs.
Τί γὰρfrom τίς, “who? what?”	Quid enimfrom quis	τί γάρ: what, then. Latin: quid enim.
ἐποίησενfrom ποιέω, “to do, make”	fēcitfrom faciō	ἐποίησεν: he did, from ποιέω, to do or make. An aorist, a single completed act. Latin: fēcit, from faciō.
κακόνfrom κακός, “bad, evil”	malīfrom malus	κακόν: wrong, from κακός, bad or evil. Latin says what of evil, quid malī, a genitive of malus, bad.
οἱ δὲfrom ὁ, “the; he, they”	At illīfrom ille	οἱ δέ: yet they. The article alone can mean they. Latin: at illī.
περισσῶς“exceedingly, even more”	magisall forms	περισσῶς: beyond measure, so all the louder. Latin: magis, more.
ἔκραξανfrom κράζω, “to cry out, shout”	clāmābantfrom clāmō	ἔκραξαν: they shouted, from κράζω, to cry out, an aorist. Latin: clāmābant, from clāmō, an imperfect: they kept shouting.
Σταύρωσονfrom σταυρόω, “to crucify”	Crucifīgefrom crucifīgō	σταύρωσον: crucify, from σταυρόω. An aorist command to one person. Latin: crucifīge, from crucifīgō, to fix to a cross.
αὐτόνfrom αὐτός, “he, she, it; self”	eumfrom is	αὐτόν, eum.

New core words

Greek

ποιέω do, make κακός bad, evil κράζω cry out, shout σταυρόω crucify

Latin

vērō but, however; indeed, truly malus bad, evil, wicked clāmō cry out, shout crucifīgō crucify

Greek core words met129 / 345 Latin core words met139 / 345

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