Matthew 13:18

Jesus begins to explain the parable of the sower to his disciples.

Greek

Ὑμεῖςhoo-MAYSοὖνoonἀκούσατεah-KOO-sah-tehτὴνtaynπαραβολὴνpah-rah-bo-LAYNτοῦtooσπείραντος.SPAY-ran-tos

Latin

VōswohsergōER-gohaudīteow-DEE-tehparabolampah-RAH-bo-lamsēminantis.say-mih-NAN-tis

English

You, then, listen to the parable of the sower.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
Ὑμεῖςfrom σύ, “you”	Vōsfrom vōs	ὑμεῖς: you, plural, from σύ, you. The verb already says you, so this is emphatic. Latin: vōs.
οὖνall forms, “so, then, therefore”	ergōall forms	οὖν: then, so, drawing a conclusion. It comes second in its clause. Latin: ergō, therefore.
ἀκούσατεfrom ἀκούω, “to hear, listen”	audītefrom audiō	ἀκούσατε: listen, from ἀκούω, to hear. It is an aorist command, spoken to many. Latin: audīte, from audiō.
τὴν παραβολὴνfrom παραβολή, “parable”	parabolamfrom parabola	τὴν παραβολὴν: the parable, from παραβολή. The accusative marks the object. Latin borrows the word: parabolam.
τοῦ σπείραντοςfrom σπείρω, “to sow”	sēminantisfrom sēminō	τοῦ σπείραντος: of the sower, literally of the one who sowed, an aorist participle of σπείρω, to sow. Latin has a present participle, of the one sowing: sēminantis, from sēminō.

οὖν so, therefore, then ἀκούω hear, listen παραβολή parable σπείρω sow

ergō therefore, then, so audiō hear, listen to; obey sēminō sow

Greek core words met18 / 345 Latin core words met18 / 345

In the video, Jerome reads this passage in Greek, then Latin, then English, and takes it apart word by word. It starts at or open it on YouTube.