Mark 16:5

Three women come to the tomb of Jesus at sunrise.

Greek

καὶkaiεἰσελθοῦσαιay-sel-THOO-saiεἰςaysτὸtoμνημεῖονmnay-MAY-onεἶδονAY-donνεανίσκονneh-ah-NEES-konκαθήμενονkah-THAY-meh-nonἐνenτοῖςtoysδεξιοῖςdek-sih-OYSπεριβεβλημένονpeh-rih-beh-blay-MEH-nonστολὴνsto-LAYNλευκήν,lew-KAYNκαὶkaiἐξεθαμβήθησαν.ek-seh-tham-BAY-thay-san

Latin

Etetintroeuntēsin-troy-UN-taysininmonumentummo-noo-MEN-tumvīdēruntwee-DAY-runtjuvenemYOO-weh-nemsedentemseh-DEN-teminindextrīs,DEKS-treescoopertumko-o-PER-tumstolāSTO-lahcandidā,KAN-dih-dahetetobstupuērunt.obs-too-poo-AY-runt

English

And going into the tomb, they saw a young man seated on the right, wrapped in a white robe, and they were struck with amazement.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
καὶfrom καί, “and”	Etfrom et	καί, et.
εἰσελθοῦσαιfrom εἰσέρχομαι, “to go in, enter”	introeuntēsfrom introeō	εἰσελθοῦσαι: going in, an aorist participle of εἰσέρχομαι, feminine for the women. Latin: introeuntēs, a present participle.
εἰς τὸ μνημεῖονfrom μνημεῖον, “tomb, memorial”	in monumentumfrom monumentum	εἰς τὸ μνημεῖον: into the tomb, a memorial. Latin: in monumentum, from moneō, to remind.
εἶδονfrom ὁράω, “to see”	vīdēruntfrom videō	εἶδον: they saw, the aorist of ὁράω, to see. Latin: vīdērunt, a perfect, from videō.
νεανίσκονfrom νεανίσκος, “young man”	juvenemfrom juvenis	νεανίσκον: a young man. Latin: juvenem.
καθήμενονfrom κάθημαι, “to sit, be seated”	sedentemfrom sedeō	καθήμενον: seated, from κάθημαι, to sit. Latin: sedentem.
ἐν τοῖς δεξιοῖςfrom δεξιός, “right, right-hand”	in dextrīsfrom dextra	ἐν τοῖς δεξιοῖς: on the right, from δεξιός, right. Latin: in dextrīs, from dextra, right hand.
περιβεβλημένονfrom περιβάλλω, “to throw around, clothe”	coopertumfrom cooperiō	περιβεβλημένον: wrapped, a perfect participle of περιβάλλω, to throw around. Latin: coopertum, covered.
στολὴνfrom στολή, “robe, long garment”	stolāfrom stola	στολήν: a robe. Greek uses the accusative, Latin the ablative: stolā.
λευκήνfrom λευκός, “white”	candidāfrom candidus	λευκήν: white. Latin: candidā, shining white.
καὶfrom καί, “and”	etall forms	καί, et.
ἐξεθαμβήθησανfrom ἐκθαμβέομαι, “to be utterly amazed”	obstupuēruntfrom obstupēscō	ἐξεθαμβήθησαν: they were utterly amazed. Latin: obstupuērunt, they were stunned.

New core words

Greek

ὁράω see κάθημαι sit, be seated δεξιός right, right-hand

Latin

monumentum tomb, grave; memorial videō see,look at; perceive dextra right hand; right side

Greek core words met136 / 345 Latin core words met146 / 345

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