Matthew 10:40

Jesus sends out the twelve apostles.

Greek

Ὁhoδεχόμενοςdeh-KO-meh-nosὑμᾶςhoo-MASἐμὲeh-MEHδέχεται,DEH-keh-taiκαὶkaiὁhoἐμὲeh-MEHδεχόμενοςdeh-KO-meh-nosδέχεταιDEH-keh-taiτὸνtonἀποστείλαντάah-pos-TAY-lan-tahμε.meh

Latin

QuīkweerecipitREH-kih-pitvōs,wohsmēmayrecipit:REH-kih-pitetetquīkweemēmayrecipit,REH-kih-pitrecipitREH-kih-piteumewmquīkweemēmaymīsit.MEE-sit

English

The one welcoming you welcomes me, and the one welcoming me welcomes the one who sent me.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
Ὁfrom ὁ, “the”	Quīfrom quī	ὁ: the, here with a participle, so the one who. Latin uses quī, who.
δεχόμενοςfrom δέχομαι, “to receive, welcome”	recipitfrom recipiō	δεχόμενος: welcoming, a present participle of δέχομαι, to receive or welcome. Its endings look passive, but the meaning is active. Latin uses a plain verb, recipit, from recipiō.
ὑμᾶςfrom σύ, “you”	vōsall forms	ὑμᾶς: you, plural, from σύ, you. Latin: vōs, also plural.
ἐμὲfrom ἐγώ, “I, me”	mēfrom ego	ἐμέ: me, from ἐγώ, I. It comes first for emphasis. Latin: mē, from ego.
δέχεταιfrom δέχομαι, “to receive, welcome”	recipitfrom recipiō	δέχεται: he welcomes, the plain present. Latin again: recipit.
καὶfrom καί, “and, also”	etall forms	καί: and, one of the most common Greek words. Latin: et.
ὁall forms, “the”	quīall forms	ὁ: the one who. quī.
ἐμὲfrom ἐγώ, “I, me”	mēfrom ego	ἐμέ, mē.
δεχόμενοςfrom δέχομαι, “to receive, welcome”	recipitfrom recipiō	δεχόμενος: welcoming. Latin, recipit.
δέχεταιfrom δέχομαι, “to receive, welcome”	recipitfrom recipiō	δέχεται, recipit.
τὸνfrom ὁ, “the”	eumfrom is	τόν: the, in the accusative. Latin has no article, so it says eum, him, from is.
ἀποστείλαντάfrom ἀποστέλλω, “to send out”	quī mīsitfrom mittō	ἀποστείλαντα: having sent, an aorist participle of ἀποστέλλω, to send out. Latin makes a clause: quī mē mīsit, who sent me, from mittō.
μεfrom ἐγώ, “I, me”	mēfrom ego	με: me, the short unstressed form. Latin: mē.

New core words

Greek

δέχομαι receive, welcome σύ you (sg.); pl. ὑμεῖς you (pl.)ἐγώ I, me; pl. ἡμεῖς we, us καί and, also, even ἀποστέλλω send, send out

Latin

quī who, which, that recipiō receive, take back, welcome vōs you (plural)ego I, me et and; also, even is he, she, it; this,that mittō send; put, throw; let go

Greek core words met9 / 345 Latin core words met11 / 345

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