Matthew 5:7

From the Sermon on the Mount.

Greek

μακάριοιmah-KAH-rih-oyοἱhoyἐλεήμονες,eh-leh-AY-mo-nesὅτιHO-tihαὐτοὶow-TOYἐλεηθήσονται.eh-leh-ay-THAY-son-tai

Latin

Beātībeh-AH-teemisericordēs:mih-seh-rih-KOR-daysquoniamKWO-nee-amipsīIP-seemisericordiammih-seh-rih-KOR-dee-amcōnsequentur.kohn-sek-WEN-tur

English

Blessed are the merciful, because they themselves will be shown mercy.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
μακάριοιfrom μακάριος, “blessed, happy”	Beātīfrom beātus	μακάριοι: blessed, from μακάριος. Greek needs no word for are. Latin: beātī, from beātus.
οἱ ἐλεήμονεςfrom ὁ, “the”	misericordēsfrom misericors	οἱ ἐλεήμονες: the merciful. οἱ is the plural of ὁ, the. Latin has no such word: misericordēs.
ὅτιall forms, “because, that”	quoniamall forms	ὅτι: because. Latin: quoniam.
αὐτοὶfrom αὐτός, “he; self”	ipsīfrom ipse	αὐτοί: they, from αὐτός. The verb already means they, so this adds weight: they themselves. Latin: ipsī, from ipse.
ἐλεηθήσονταιfrom ἐλεάω, “to show mercy”	misericordiam cōnsequenturfrom cōnsequor	ἐλεηθήσονται: they will be shown mercy, a future passive. Latin needs two words: misericordiam cōnsequentur, they will obtain mercy, from misericordia and cōnsequor.

New core words

Greek

μακάριος blessed, happy ὁ the ὅτι that, because αὐτός he, she, it; self; same

Latin

beātus blessed, happy quoniam since, because; that ipse -self, himself, herself, itself; the very misericordia mercy, compassion

Greek core words met4 / 345 Latin core words met4 / 345

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