Mark 2:3

Jesus is teaching in a crowded house in Capernaum.

Greek

καὶkaiἔρχονταιER-kon-taiφέροντεςFEH-ron-tesπρὸςprosαὐτὸνow-TONπαραλυτικὸνpah-rah-loo-tih-KONαἰρόμενονai-RO-meh-nonὑπὸhoo-POτεσσάρων.teh-SAH-rohn

Latin

Etetvēnēruntway-NAY-runtadadeumewmferentēsfeh-REN-taysparalyticum,pah-rah-LIH-tih-kumquīkweeāahquatuorKWAH-too-orportābātur.por-tah-BAH-tur

English

And they come, bringing a paralysed man to him, carried by four.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
καὶfrom καί, “and”	Etfrom et	καὶ, et.
ἔρχονταιfrom ἔρχομαι, “to come, go”	vēnēruntfrom veniō	ἔρχονται: they come, a vivid present. Latin uses the perfect: vēnērunt, they came.
φέροντεςfrom φέρω, “to carry, bring”	ferentēsfrom ferō	φέροντες: bringing, from φέρω, to carry. Latin has the same root: ferentēs, from ferō.
πρὸςfrom πρός, “to, toward”	adall forms	πρὸς: to, toward. Latin: ad.
αὐτὸνfrom αὐτός, “he”	eumfrom is	αὐτὸν: him. Latin, eum.
παραλυτικὸνfrom παραλυτικός, “paralysed”	paralyticumfrom paralyticus	παραλυτικὸν: a paralysed man. Latin borrows it: paralyticum.
αἰρόμενονfrom αἴρω, “to lift, carry, take away”	quī portābāturfrom portō	αἰρόμενον: being carried, a present passive participle of αἴρω, to lift or carry. Latin uses a clause: quī portābātur, who was being carried.
ὑπὸfrom ὑπό, “by; under”	ā	ὑπὸ: by, with the genitive. Latin: ā, with the ablative.
τεσσάρωνfrom τέσσαρες, “four”	quatuorfrom quattuor	τεσσάρων: four. Latin: quatuor, which never changes its ending.

New core words

Greek

φέρω carry, bring πρός to, toward; with αἴρω lift, carry, take away ὑπό by; under

Latin

ad to, toward; at, near;for, in order to ab from, away from; by (agent)quattuor four

Greek core words met57 / 345 Latin core words met62 / 345

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