Mark 5:17

The local people have seen Jesus heal a man possessed by demons.

Greek

καὶkaiἤρξαντοAYRK-san-toπαρακαλεῖνpah-rah-kah-LAYNαὐτὸνow-TONἀπελθεῖνah-pel-THAYNἀπὸah-POτῶνtohnὁρίωνho-REE-ohnαὐτῶν.ow-TOHN

Latin

Etetrogārero-GAH-rehcoepēruntkoy-PAY-runteumewmututdiscēderetdis-KAY-deh-retdēdayfīnibusFEE-nih-buseōrum.eh-OH-rum

English

And they began to plead with him to go away from their district.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
καὶfrom καί, “and”	Etfrom et	καὶ, et.
ἤρξαντοfrom ἄρχω, “to rule; middle: begin”	coepēruntfrom coepī	ἤρξαντο: they began, from ἄρχω, which in the middle voice means to begin. Latin: coepērunt, from coepī.
παρακαλεῖνfrom παρακαλέω, “to urge, plead; comfort”	rogārefrom rogō	παρακαλεῖν: to plead with, from παρακαλέω, to urge or comfort. Latin: rogāre, to ask, from rogō.
αὐτὸνfrom αὐτός, “he”	eumfrom is	αὐτὸν: him. Latin, eum.
ἀπελθεῖνfrom ἀπέρχομαι, “to go away, depart”	ut discēderetfrom discēdō	ἀπελθεῖν: to go away, the aorist infinitive of ἀπέρχομαι, made from ἀπό, away, and ἔρχομαι. Latin uses a clause: ut discēderet, that he should depart, from ut, that, and discēdō.
ἀπὸfrom ἀπό, “from, away from”	dēall forms	ἀπὸ: from, away from, with the genitive. Latin: dē.
τῶν ὁρίωνfrom ὅριον, “boundary; plural: region”	fīnibusfrom fīnis	τῶν ὁρίων: the district, literally the boundaries, from ὅριον. Latin: fīnibus, from fīnis, border.
αὐτῶνfrom αὐτός, “he; they”	eōrumfrom is	αὐτῶν: their. Latin, eōrum.

New core words

Greek

ἄρχω rule; middle: begin παρακαλέω urge, plead; comfort ἀπέρχομαι go away, depart ἀπό from, away from

Latin

coepī began, have begun rogō ask, request, beg ut that, so that, in order that; as, when fīnis end, limit; pl. territory,borders

Greek core words met66 / 345 Latin core words met72 / 345

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