Mark 15:37
Greek
ὁhoδὲdehἸησοῦςih-ay-SOOSἀφεὶςah-FAYSφωνὴνfoh-NAYNμεγάληνmeh-GAH-laynἐξέπνευσεν.ek-SEP-new-sen
Latin
JēsūsYAY-soosautemOW-temēmissāay-MIH-sahvōceWOH-kehmagnāMAG-nahexpīrāvit.ex-pee-RAH-wit
English
And Jesus, letting out a loud cry, breathed his last.
Word by word
| Greek | Latin | Note |
|---|---|---|
| ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦςfrom Ἰησοῦς, “Jesus” | Jēsūs autemfrom Jēsūs | ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς: and Jesus. Latin: Jēsūs autem. |
| ἀφεὶςfrom ἀφίημι, “to let go, release” | ēmissāfrom ēmittō | ἀφείς: letting out, from ἀφίημι. Latin makes an ablative absolute: ēmissā vōce magnā, a loud voice sent out. |
| φωνὴνfrom φωνή, “voice, sound, cry” | vōcefrom vōx | φωνήν: voice or cry, from φωνή. Latin: vōce, from vōx. |
| μεγάληνfrom μέγας, “great, large, loud” | magnāfrom magnus | μεγάλην: great, from μέγας. Latin: magnā, from magnus. |
| ἐξέπνευσενfrom ἐκπνέω, “to breathe out, die” | expīrāvitfrom exspīrō | ἐξέπνευσεν: he breathed out, from ἐκπνέω, that is, he died. Latin: expīrāvit, the root of our word expire. |
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