Mark 6:47

Jesus has sent his disciples across the lake and stayed behind to pray.

Greek

Καὶkaiὀψίαςop-SEE-asγενομένηςgeh-no-MEH-naysἦνaynτὸtoπλοῖονPLOY-onἐνenμέσῳMEH-sohτῆςtaysθαλάσσης,thah-LAH-saysκαὶkaiαὐτὸςow-TOSμόνοςMO-nosἐπὶeh-PEEτῆςtaysγῆς.gays

Latin

EtetcumkumsērōSAY-rohesset,EH-seteratEH-ratnāvisNAH-wisininmediōMEH-dee-ohmarīMAH-reeetetipseIP-sehsōlusSOH-lusininterrā.TEH-rah

English

And as evening fell, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and he himself was alone on land.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
Καὶfrom καί, “and”	Etfrom et	καί, et.
ὀψίαςfrom ὀψία, “evening”	sērō	ὀψίας: evening, from ὀψία. Latin: sērō, late, an adverb.
γενομένηςfrom γίνομαι, “to become, happen”	cum essetfrom sum	γενομένης: having come, from γίνομαι, to become, to happen. With ὀψίας it makes a genitive absolute, a small time clause: evening having come. Latin uses cum with a subjunctive: cum sērō esset, when it was late.
ἦνfrom εἰμί, “to be”	eratfrom sum	ἦν: was. Latin, erat.
τὸ πλοῖονfrom πλοῖον, “boat, ship”	nāvisall forms	τὸ πλοῖον: the boat. Latin: nāvis, ship or boat.
ἐνall forms, “in”	inall forms	ἐν: in. Latin, in.
μέσῳfrom μέσος, “middle”	mediōfrom medius	μέσῳ: the middle, from μέσος, middle, a dative after ἐν. Latin: mediō, from medius.
τῆς θαλάσσηςfrom θάλασσα, “sea, lake”	marīfrom mare	τῆς θαλάσσης: of the sea, from θάλασσα, sea. Latin: marī, from mare. Latin makes middle an adjective agreeing with sea: in mediō marī, in mid sea.
καὶfrom καί, “and”	etall forms	καί, et.
αὐτὸςfrom αὐτός, “he; self”	ipseall forms	αὐτός: he himself. Latin, ipse.
μόνοςall forms, “alone, only”	sōlus	μόνος: alone, only. Greek needs no verb here. Latin: sōlus.
ἐπὶ τῆς γῆςfrom γῆ, “earth, land”	in terrāfrom terra	ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς: on the land, from γῆ, earth, land. ἐπί with the genitive means on. Latin: in terrā, from terra.

New core words

Greek

γίνομαι become, happen, be πλοῖον boat, ship μέσος middle, in the midst θάλασσα sea, lake μόνος alone, only γῆ earth, land

Latin

nāvis ship, boat medius middle, the middle of mare sea; lake terra earth, land,ground

Greek core words met81 / 345 Latin core words met86 / 345

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