Mark 4:13

The disciples have asked Jesus about the parable of the sower.

Greek

ΚαὶkaiλέγειLEH-gayαὐτοῖς·ow-TOYSΟὐκookοἴδατεOY-dah-tehτὴνtaynπαραβολὴνpah-rah-bo-LAYNταύτην,TOW-taynκαὶkaiπῶςpohsπάσαςPAH-sasτὰςtasπαραβολὰςpah-rah-bo-LASγνώσεσθε;GNOH-ses-theh

Latin

EtetaitAH-itillīs:IH-leesNescītisnes-KEE-tisparabolampah-RAH-bo-lamhanc?hankEtetquōmodoKWOH-mo-doomnēsOM-naysparabolāspah-RAH-bo-lahscognōscētis?kog-nohs-KAY-tis

English

And he says to them, ‘You do not know this parable? And how will you come to know all the parables?’

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
Καὶfrom καί, “and”	Etfrom et	καὶ, et.
λέγειfrom λέγω, “to say”	aitfrom aiō	λέγει: he says, the present of λέγω. Latin: ait, from aiō, a common verb of saying.
αὐτοῖςfrom αὐτός, “he; they”	illīsfrom ille	αὐτοῖς: to them, dative plural. Latin: illīs, from ille.
Οὐκ οἴδατεfrom οἶδα, “to know”	Nescītisfrom nesciō	οὐκ οἴδατε: you do not know. οἴδατε is from οἶδα, to know, a perfect in form but present in meaning. Latin uses one word: nescītis, from nesciō, not to know.
τὴν παραβολὴνfrom παραβολή, “parable”	parabolamfrom parabola	τὴν παραβολὴν: the parable. Latin: parabolam.
ταύτηνfrom οὗτος, “this”	hancfrom hic	ταύτην: this, from οὗτος, this one. Greek puts it after the noun and its article. Latin: hanc, from hic.
καὶfrom καί, “and”	Etfrom et	καὶ, et.
πῶςall forms, “how?”	quōmodoall forms	πῶς: how. Latin: quōmodo, in what way.
πάσαςfrom πᾶς, “all, every”	omnēsfrom omnis	πάσας: all, a feminine plural of πᾶς, all or every. Latin: omnēs, from omnis.
τὰς παραβολὰςfrom παραβολή, “parable”	parabolāsfrom parabola	τὰς παραβολὰς: the parables, now plural. Latin: parabolās.
γνώσεσθεfrom γινώσκω, “to know, come to know”	cognōscētisfrom cognōscō	γνώσεσθε: you will know, the future of γινώσκω, to know or come to know. Its future is middle in form. Latin: cognōscētis, from cognōscō.

New core words

Greek

οἶδα know οὗτος this; he, she, it πῶς how?πᾶς all, every, whole γινώσκω know, come to know

Latin

aiō say,affirm nesciō not know, be ignorant of hic this; he, she, it quōmodo how?; how, as omnis all, every, whole; pl. all, everyone cognōscō know,recognize, learn

Greek core words met62 / 345 Latin core words met68 / 345

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