Mark 8:5

A hungry crowd has followed Jesus into a deserted place.

Greek

καὶkaiἠρώταay-ROH-tahαὐτούς·ow-TOOSΠόσουςPO-soosἔχετεEH-keh-tehἄρτους;AR-toosοἱhoyδὲdehεἶπαν·AY-panἙπτά.hep-TAH

Latin

Etetinterrogāvitin-teh-ro-GAH-witeōs:EH-ohsQuotkwotpānēsPAH-nayshabētis?hah-BAY-tisQuīkweedīxērunt:deek-SAY-runtSeptem.SEP-tem

English

And he was asking them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven.”

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
καὶfrom καί, “and”	Etfrom et	καί, et.
ἠρώταfrom ἐρωτάω, “to ask”	interrogāvitfrom interrogō	ἠρώτα: he was asking, from ἐρωτάω, to ask. An imperfect, an action in progress. Latin uses the perfect: interrogāvit, from interrogō.
αὐτούςfrom αὐτός, “he; they”	eōsfrom is	αὐτούς: them. Latin, eōs.
Πόσουςfrom πόσος, “how much, how many”	Quotfrom quot	πόσους: how many, from πόσος. Latin: quot, which never changes its ending.
ἔχετεfrom ἔχω, “to have”	habētisfrom habeō	ἔχετε: you have, plural. Latin: habētis.
ἄρτουςfrom ἄρτος, “bread, loaf”	pānēsfrom pānis	ἄρτους: loaves, from ἄρτος, bread, a loaf. Latin: pānēs, from pānis.
οἱ δὲfrom ὁ, “the; he, they”	Quīfrom quī	οἱ δέ: and they. The article with δέ marks a change of speaker. Latin: quī, who, linking back.
εἶπανfrom λέγω, “to say”	dīxēruntfrom dīcō	εἶπαν: they said. Latin, dīxērunt.
Ἑπτάfrom ἑπτά, “seven”	Septemfrom septem	ἑπτά: seven. Latin: septem. Neither changes its ending, and the two share an ancient root.

New core words

Greek

ἐρωτάω ask ἄρτος bread, loaf ἑπτά seven

Latin

interrogō ask, question pānis bread, loaf septem seven

Greek core words met85 / 345 Latin core words met91 / 345

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