Mark 15:5

Jesus stands silent before Pilate.

Greek

ὁhoδὲdehἸησοῦςih-ay-SOOSοὐκέτιoo-KEH-tihοὐδὲνoo-DENἀπεκρίθη,ah-peh-KREE-thayὥστεHOHS-tehθαυμάζεινthow-MAH-zaynτὸνtonΠιλᾶτον.pih-LAH-ton

Latin

JēsūsYAY-soosautemOW-temampliusAM-plee-usnihilNIH-hilrespondit,res-PON-dititaIH-tahututmīrārēturmee-rah-RAY-turPīlātus.pee-LAH-tus

English

But Jesus no longer answered anything, so that Pilate marvelled.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦςfrom Ἰησοῦς, “Jesus”	Jēsūs autemfrom Jēsūs	ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς: but Jesus. Latin: Jēsūs autem.
οὐκέτιall forms, “no longer”	amplius	οὐκέτι: no longer, from οὐκ, not, and ἔτι, yet. Latin: amplius, any further.
οὐδὲνfrom οὐδείς, “no one, nothing”	nihilall forms	οὐδέν: nothing, the neuter of οὐδείς, no one. Greek stacks negatives for emphasis, so English says anything. Latin: nihil, nothing.
ἀπεκρίθηfrom ἀποκρίνομαι, “to answer”	responditfrom respondeō	ἀπεκρίθη: he answered, from ἀποκρίνομαι. Latin: respondit.
ὥστεall forms, “so that, therefore”	ita utfrom ita	ὥστε: so that, introducing a result. Latin: ita ut, so that, with ita, thus.
θαυμάζεινfrom θαυμάζω, “to marvel, be amazed”	mīrārēturfrom mīror	θαυμάζειν: to marvel, from θαυμάζω. After ὥστε, Greek uses an infinitive. Latin uses a subjunctive: mīrārētur, he marvelled, from mīror.
τὸν Πιλᾶτονfrom Πιλᾶτος, “Pilate”	Pīlātus	τὸν Πιλᾶτον: Pilate, in the accusative, as the subject of an infinitive. Latin: Pīlātus, a plain nominative.

New core words

Greek

οὐκέτι no longer οὐδείς no one, nothing ὥστε so that; therefore θαυμάζω marvel, be amazed

Latin

nihil nothing;not at all ita so, thus, in this way; yes

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