Revelation 20:5

John’s vision of the thousand years.

Greek

οἱhoyλοιποὶloy-POYτῶνtohnνεκρῶνneh-KROHNοὐκookἔζησανEH-zay-sanἄχριAH-krihτελεσθῇteh-les-THAYτὰtahχίλιαKEE-lih-ahἔτη.EH-tayαὕτηHOW-tayἡhayἀνάστασιςah-NAS-tah-sisἡhayπρώτη.PROH-tay

Latin

CēterīKAY-teh-reemortuōrummor-too-OH-rumnōnnohnvīxērunt,week-SAY-runtdōnecDOH-nekcōnsummenturkohn-soo-MEN-turmīlleMEE-lehannī.AH-neeHaechaikestestresurrēctiōreh-soo-RAYK-tee-ohprīma.PREE-mah

English

The others among the dead did not come alive until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
οἱ λοιποὶfrom λοιπός, “remaining, the rest”	Cēterīfrom cēterus	οἱ λοιποί: the others, the rest. Latin: cēterī.
τῶν νεκρῶνfrom νεκρός, “dead”	mortuōrumfrom mortuus	τῶν νεκρῶν: of the dead, from νεκρός, dead. Latin: mortuōrum, from mortuus.
οὐκfrom οὐ, “not”	nōnall forms	οὐκ, nōn.
ἔζησανfrom ζάω, “to live”	vīxēruntfrom vīvō	ἔζησαν: they came alive, the aorist of ζάω, to live. Latin: vīxērunt, the perfect of vīvō.
ἄχριall forms, “until, as far as”	dōnecall forms	ἄχρι: until, or as far as. Latin: dōnec.
τελεσθῇfrom τελέω, “to finish, complete”	cōnsummenturfrom cōnsummō	τελεσθῇ: were finished, from τελέω, to finish. A singular verb, since the subject is neuter plural. Latin: cōnsummentur, plural.
τὰ χίλιαfrom χίλιοι, “thousand”	mīlleall forms	τὰ χίλια: the thousand, from χίλιοι. Latin: mīlle, which does not change form.
ἔτηfrom ἔτος, “year”	annīfrom annus	ἔτη: years, the plural of ἔτος, year. Latin: annī, from annus.
αὕτηfrom οὗτος, “this”	Haec estfrom hic	αὕτη: this. Greek has no verb. Latin: haec est, this is.
ἡ ἀνάστασιςfrom ἀνάστασις, “resurrection, rising”	resurrēctiō	ἡ ἀνάστασις: the resurrection, the rising up. Latin: resurrēctiō.
ἡ πρώτηfrom πρῶτος, “first”	prīmafrom prīmus	ἡ πρώτη: the first. Greek repeats the article. Latin: prīma.

New core words

Greek

νεκρός dead ἄχρι until, as far as ἔτος year

Latin

mīlle thousand annus year

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