Introduction to New Testament Greek: Lesson 2

Introduction to New Testament Greek

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Κατα Ιωαννην 1:3-4

John 1:3-4

πάνταπᾶς: adj.nom.pl.neut. Eng: all δι’διά: prep. Eng: through αὐτοῦαὐτός: pron.gen.sg.masc. Eng: s/he, self ἐγένετο,γίνομαι: verb.aor.3per.sg. Eng: become καὶκαὶ: conj. Eng: and χωρὶςχωρίς: prep. Eng: without αὐτοῦαὐτός: pron.gen.sg.masc. Eng: s/he, self ἐγένετογίνομαι: verb.aor.3per.sg. Eng: become οὐδὲοὐδὲ: adv. Eng: not ἕνεἷς: adj.nom.sg.neut. Eng: one ὃὅς: pron.nom.sg.neut. Eng: this one γέγονεν.γίνομαι: verb.perf.3per.sg. Eng: become ἐνἐν: prep. Eng: in αὐτῷαὐτός: pron.dat.sg.masc. Eng: Eng: s/he, self ζωὴζωή: noun.nom.sg.fem. Eng: life ἦν,εἰμί: verb.impf.3per.sg. Eng: be καὶκαὶ: conj. Eng: and ἡὁ: art.nom.sg.fem. Eng: the ζωὴζωή: noun.nom.sg.fem. Eng: life ἦνεἰμί: verb.impf.3per.sg. Eng: be τὸὁ: art.nom.sg.neut. Eng: the φῶςφῶς: noun.nom.sg.neut. Eng: light τῶνὁ: art.gen.pl.masc. Eng: the ἀνθρώπων·ἄνθρωπος: noun.gen.pl.masc. Eng: man, human

All things came to be through him, and without him came to be not a single thing that has come to be. In him was life, and this life was the light of men.

πάνταπᾶς: adj.nom.pl.neut. Eng: all δι’διά: prep. Eng: through αὐτοῦαὐτός: pron.gen.sg.masc. Eng: s/he, self ἐγένετο,γίνομαι: verb.aor.3per.sg. Eng: become καὶκαὶ: conj. Eng: and χωρὶςχωρίς: prep. Eng: without αὐτοῦαὐτός: pron.gen.sg.masc. Eng: s/he, self ἐγένετογίνομαι: verb.aor.3per.sg. Eng: become οὐδὲοὐδὲ: adv. Eng: not ἕνεἷς: adj.nom.sg.neut. Eng: one ὃὅς: pron.nom.sg.neut. Eng: this one γέγονεν.γίνομαι: verb.perf.3per.sg. Eng: become ἐνἐν: prep. Eng: in αὐτῷαὐτός: pron.dat.sg.masc. Eng: Eng: s/he, self ζωὴζωή: noun.nom.sg.fem. Eng: life ἦν,εἰμί: verb.impf.3per.sg. Eng: be καὶκαὶ: conj. Eng: and ἡὁ: art.nom.sg.fem. Eng: the ζωὴζωή: noun.nom.sg.fem. Eng: life ἦνεἰμί: verb.impf.3per.sg. Eng: be τὸὁ: art.nom.sg.neut. Eng: the φῶςφῶς: noun.nom.sg.neut. Eng: light τῶνὁ: art.gen.pl.masc. Eng: the ἀνθρώπων·ἄνθρωπος: noun.gen.pl.masc. Eng: man, human

Ամենայն ինչ նովաւ եղեւ, եւ առանց նորա եղեւ եւ ոչ ինչ որ ինչ եղեւն: Նովաւ կեանք էր, եւ կեանքն էր լոյս մարդկան:

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πάντα δι’ αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο, καὶ χωρὶς αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο οὐδὲ ἕν ὃ γέγονεν. ἐν αὐτῷ ζωὴ ἦν, καὶ ἡ ζωὴ ἦν τὸ φῶς τῶν ἀνθρώπων·

Pán-ta di af-toú e-gé-ne-to kaí cho-rís af-toú e-gé-ne-to ou-dé én ó gé-go-nen. En af-tó zo-í ín, kaí i zo-í ín tó phós tón an-thró-pon.

(Narrated by Anton Thasos)

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Vocabulary:

1. ἄνθρωπος, ὁ, man.
2. αὐτοῦ, αὐτῷ, of him, to him.
3. αὐτόν, him.
4. αὐτήν, her.
5. αὐτό, it.
6. διά, through.
7. εἷς, μία, ἕν, one.
8. ζωή, ή, life.
9. οὐδὲ, not.
10. ὅς, ἥ, ὅ, who, which.
11. πάντα, all things.
12. πάντες, all men.
13. τῶν, of the (pl.)
14. φῶς, τὸ, light.
15. χωρὶς, apart from.
16. οὗτος ὁ ἄνθρωπος, this man.

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Present Mid. And Pass.	Aorist Mid.
γίν-ομαι, I am, become, am made. γίν-εται, he is, becomes, is made.	ἐ-γεν-όμην, I became, was made. ἐ-γέν-ετο, he became, was made.

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Perfect Act.

γέ-γον-α, I have bcome, been made. γέ-γον-ε, he (it) has become, been made.

Exercises

Translate:

1. Πάντα ἐν ἀρχῇ ἐγένετο.
2. Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν οὐδὲ ἕν.
3. Ὁ λόγος ζωὴ ἦν.
4. Ὁ ἄνθρωπος δι'αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο.
5. Ἐν αὐτῷ καὶ δι ̓ αὐτοῦ ζωὴ ἦν.
6. Αὐτόν,αὐτήν,αὐτό.
7. Χωρὶς τῶν ἀνθρώ πων.
8. Ἄνθρωπος ἐγενόμην, ἄνθρωπος γέγονεν.
9. Καὶ χωρὶς αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο οὐδὲ ἕν, ὃ γέγονεν.
10. Πάντες, πάντα.


11. The life was the light of men.
12. All things were made through him.
13. The Word was life.
14. Apart from him not one thing was made.
15. That-which hath been made was life through him.
16. The man, of the men; through him, in him, without him.
17. He is made man, he was made man, he hath been made man.

Introduction to New Testament Greek: Lesson 1

Introduction to New Testament Greek

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Κατα Ιωαννην 1:1-2

John 1:1-2

Ἐνἐν: prep. Eng: in ἀρχῇἀρχή: noun.dat.sg.fem. Eng: beginning ἦνεἰμί: verb.impf.3per.sg. Eng: be ὁὁ: art.nom.sg.masc. Eng: the λόγος,λόγος: noun.nom.sg.masc. Eng: word καὶκαὶ: conj. Eng: and ὁὁ: art.nom.sg.masc. Eng: the λόγοςλόγος: noun.nom.sg.masc. Eng: word ἦνεἰμί: verb.impf.3per.sg. Eng: be πρὸςπρὸς: prep. Eng: with, beside τὸνὁ: art.acc.sg.masc. Eng: the θεόν,θεός: noun.acc.sg.masc. Eng: God καὶκαὶ: conj. Eng: and θεὸςθεὸς: noun.nom.sg.masc. Eng: God ἦνεἰμί: verb.impf.3per.sg. Eng: be ὁὁ: art.nom.sg.masc. Eng: the λόγος.λόγος: noun.nom.sg.masc. Eng: word οὗτοςοὗτος: pron.nom.sg.masc. Eng: this one ἦνεἰμί: verb.impf.3per.sg. Eng: be ἐνἐν: prep. Eng: in ἀρχῇἀρχή: noun.dat.sg.fem. Eng: beginning πρὸςπρὸς: prep. Eng: with, beside τὸνὁ: art.acc.sg.masc. Eng: the θεόν.θεός: noun.acc.sg.masc. Eng: God

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.

Ἐνἐν: prep. Eng: in ἀρχῇἀρχή: noun.dat.sg.fem. Eng: beginning ἦνεἰμί: verb.impf.3per.sg. Eng: be ὁὁ: art.nom.sg.masc. Eng: the λόγος,λόγος: noun.nom.sg.masc. Eng: word καὶκαὶ: conj. Eng: and ὁὁ: art.nom.sg.masc. Eng: the λόγοςλόγος: noun.nom.sg.masc. Eng: word ἦνεἰμί: verb.impf.3per.sg. Eng: be πρὸςπρὸς: prep. Eng: with, beside τὸνὁ: art.acc.sg.masc. Eng: the θεόν,θεός: noun.acc.sg.masc. Eng: God καὶκαὶ: conj. Eng: and θεὸςθεὸς: noun.nom.sg.masc. Eng: God ἦνεἰμί: verb.impf.3per.sg. Eng: be ὁὁ: art.nom.sg.masc. Eng: the λόγος.λόγος: noun.nom.sg.masc. Eng: word οὗτοςοὗτος: pron.nom.sg.masc. Eng: this one ἦνεἰμί: verb.impf.3per.sg. Eng: be ἐνἐν: prep. Eng: in ἀρχῇἀρχή: noun.dat.sg.fem. Eng: beginning πρὸςπρὸς: prep. Eng: with, beside τὸνὁ: art.acc.sg.masc. Eng: the θεόν.θεός: noun.acc.sg.masc. Eng: God

Ի սկզբանէ էր Բանն, եւ Բանն էր առ Աստուած, եւ Աստուած էր Բանն: Նա էր ի սկզբանէ առ Աստուած:

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Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν θεόν, καὶ θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος. οὗτος ἦν ἐν ἀρχῇ πρὸς τὸν θεόν.

En ar-chí ín o ló-gos, kaí o ló-gos ín prós tón the-ón, kaí the-ós ín o ló-gos. oú-tos ín en ar-chí prós tón the-ón.

(Narrated by Anton Thasos)

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Vocabulary:

1. ἡ ἀρχή, the beginning.
2. ἀρχῇ, in beginning.
3. εἰμί, I am.
4. ἐν, in.
5. ἦν, he was.
6. ὁ θεὸς, the God.
7. καὶ, and.
8. ὁ λόγος, the word.
9. ὁ (m.), ἡ (f.), τό (n.), the.
10. οὗτος, this (nom.masc.)
11. ὁ λόγος οὗτος, this word.
12. οὗτος ὁ λόγος, this word.
13. πρὸς, with.
14. τὸν, the (acc.masc.)

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Exercises

Translate:

1. Εἰμί ἡ ἀρχή.
2. Ὁ λόγος ἦν ἐν ἀρχῇ.
3. Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ θεὸς.
4. Καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν θεὸς.
5. Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος οὗτος.
6. Πρὸς τὸν θεόν ἦν.


7. He was in [the] beginning.
8. And the Word was God.
9. This was the Word.
10. He was with God.
11. God was in [the] beginning.

The Dog and the Shadow in Latin, Classical Armenian, and English

Canis,canis: noun.nom.sg.masc. Eng: dog natansnato: verb.part.pres.nom.sg.masc. Eng: swim perper: prep. Eng: through flumen,flumen: noun.acc.sg.neut. Eng: river dumdum: conj. Eng: yet, while ferretfero: verb.impf.sbjv.3per.sg. Eng: carry carnem,caro: noun.acc.sg.fem. Eng: meat, flesh viditvideo: verb.perf.3per.sg. Eng: see suumsuus: pron.acc.sg.masc. Eng: oneself simulacrumsimulacrum: noun.acc.sg.neut. Eng: image inin: prep. Eng: in speculospeculum: noun.abl.sg.neut. Eng: mirror lympharum;lympha: noun.gen.pl.fem. Eng: water queque: conj. Eng: and putansputo: verb.pres.part.nom.sg.masc. Eng: think aliamalius: adj.acc.sg.fem. Eng: another praedampraeda: noun.acc.sg.fem. Eng: prey ferrifero: verb.pres.inf.pass. Eng: to be carried abab: prep. Eng: by, from alio,alius: noun.abl.sg.masc. Eng: another voluitvolo: verb.perf.3per.sg. Eng: will eripere:eripio: verb.pres.inf.act. Eng: snatch verumverum: adj.acc.sg.neut. Eng: true aviditasaviditas: noun.nom.sg.fem. Eng: greed decepta,decipio: verb.perf.part.nom.sg.fem.pass. Eng: deceive etet: conj. Eng: and demisitdemitto: verb.perf.3per.sg. Eng: let go cibum,cibus: noun.acc.sg.masc. Eng: food quemqui: pron.acc.sg.masc. Eng: which tenebatteneo: verb.impf.3per.sg. Eng: hold ore:os: noun.abl.sg.neut. Eng: mouth necnec: conj. Eng: nor potuitpossum: verb.perf.3per.sg. Eng: able adeoadeo: adv. Eng: so much attingereattingo: verb.inf. Eng: touch quemqui: pron.acc.sg.masc. Eng: which, whom petebat.peto: verb.impf.3per.sg. Eng: seek

A dog, swimming across a river carrying a piece of flesh, saw his own image in the mirror of waters; and, thinking it to be another dog, who was carrying another piece of flesh, he wished to snatch it from him; but his greediness was deceived, and he dropped the piece he had in his mouth; nor could he thus attain the other which he was seeking.

Շունշուն: noun.nom.acc.sg. Eng: dog իի: prep. Eng: in, at, to from լիւղլիւղ: noun.nom.acc.sg. Eng: swim անցանէրանցանել: verb.past.3per.sg. Eng: pass ընդընդ: prep. Eng: with, during, for գետ,գետ: noun.nom.acc.sg. Eng: river պատառպատառ: noun.nom.acc.sg. Eng: piece միմի: num. Eng: one միսմիս: noun.nom.acc.sg. Eng: meat իի: prep. Eng: in, at, to from բերանբերան: noun.nom.acc.sg. Eng: mouth առեալ։առնուլ: verb.pfv.nom.acc.loc. Eng: take Զորոր: pron.acc.sg. Eng: which տեսեալտեսանել: verb.pfv.nom.acc.loc. Eng: see պատկերպատկեր: noun.nom.acc.sg. Eng: image իւրիւր: pron.gen.sg./pron.adj.nom.acc.sg. Eng: his/her իի: prep. Eng: in, at, to from ջուրնջուր: noun.nom.acc.sg. Eng: water իբրեւիբրեւ: prep. Eng: as if ընդընդ: prep. Eng: with, during, for հայելի,հայելի: noun.nom.acc.sg. Eng: mirror իբրիբր: prep. Eng: as if զմիսմիս: noun.acc.sg. Eng: meat իի: prep. Eng: in, at, to from բերանոյբերան: noun.gen.dat.abl.sg. Eng: mouth այլոյայլ: pron.gen.sg. Eng: other/but կարծեցեալ՝կարծել: verb.pfv.nom.acc.loc.sg. Eng: think կամէրկամել: verb.past.3per.sg. Eng: will յափշտակելյափշտակել: verb.inf.nom.acc.loc. Eng: take իի: prep. Eng: in, at, to from նմանէ։նա: pron.abl.sg. Eng: that one Բայցբայց: conj. Eng: but խաբեցաւխաբել: verb.aor.3per.sg.pass. Eng: deceive վասնվասն: prep. Eng: about/because of ագահութեանագահութիւն: noun.gen.dat.loc.sg. Eng: greed նորա,նա: pron.gen.sg. Eng: s/he, they զիզի: conj. Eng: that թողերթողել: verb.aor.2per.sg. Eng: let, permit զմիսնմիս: noun.acc.sg.def. Eng: meat զորոր: pron.acc.sg. Eng: which ունէր.ունել: verb.past.3per.sg. Eng: have իսկեւ: conj. Eng: and զորոր: pron.acc.sg. Eng: which խնդրէրն՝խնդրել: verb.past.3per.sg.def. Eng: seek այնմայն: pron.dat.abl.loc.sg. Eng: that ոչոչ: part. Eng: not եհաս։հասանել: verb.aor.3per.sg. Eng: arrive, reach

Grabar Pronouns: Ինքնին

The most common way of expressing reflexivity in Classical Armenian is with the pronoun ինքնին, which can be used in the first, second or third person, singular or plural. Although this beautiful pronoun has fallen out of use (having in some cases been strangely replaced with the unwieldy imposter ինքնըստինքեան, which was concocted sometime in the late 19th century to sound as though it came from Classical Armenian), I struggle to find a single example in modern Armenian where ինքնին would not work better than the alternative. Let's review some examples:

Grabar: Ես ինքնին մտօք իմովք ծառայեմ օրինացն Աստուծոյ։

Western Armenian: Ես ինքս մտքով Աստուծոյ օրէնքին կը ծառայեմ։

English: I myself serve the law of God.

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Grabar: Ահաւադիկ ես ինքնին խնդրեցից զխաշինս իմ։

Western Armenian: Ահա ես՝ ինքս՝ իմ ոչխարներս պիտի փնտռեմ։

English: I myself will search for my sheep.

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Grabar: Դու ինքնին իսկ քեզէն կը վկայես ինձ։

Western Armenian: Դուն քեզմէ ինծի կը վկայես։

English: You yourself bear me witness.

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Grabar: Դու ինքնին իսկ գիտես։

Western Armenian: Դուն քեզմէ իսկ գիտես։

English: You yourself know.

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Grabar: Դուք ինքնին գիտէք։

Western Armenian: Դուք ձեզմէ գիտէք։

English: You yourselves know.

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Grabar: Աստուած ինքնին գիտէ։

Western Armenian: Աստուածը ինք գիտէ։

English: God Himself knows.

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Grabar: Երկիրն ինքնին բերէ զպտուղ։

Western Armenian: Երկիրը ինքնիրմէ պտուղ կը բերէ։

English: The earth brings forth fruit of herself.

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Grabar: Իբրեւ զհասկ ինքնին անկեալ ի ցօղնոյ։

Western Armenian: Ինչպէս հասկը` ինքնիրեն ինկած ցօղունէ։

English: As an ear of corn itself falling from the stalk.

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Grabar: Ինքնին անձամբ անձին առնէր իւր պատասխանի։

Western Armenian: Ինք ալ իր խօսքերուն պատասխանը իրեն կու տար։

English: She returned answer to herself.

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Grabar: Ուղիղն ինքնին իմանայ զճանապարհս իւր:

Western Armenian: Ուղիղը ինքնիրեն իր ճամբաները կ'իմանայ։

English: The upright man himself understands his ways.

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Learn Classical Armenian

The Wolf and the Lamb in Latin, Classical Armenian and English

The Wolf and the Lamb

Lupus et Agnus

Գայլ եւ Գառն

(In Latin, Classical Armenian, and English)

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Lupuslupus: noun.nom.sg.masc. Eng: wolf etet: conj. Eng: and agnusagnus: noun.nom.sg.masc. Eng: lamb venerantvenio: verb.pluperf.3per.pl. Eng: come adad: prep. Eng: to eundemidem: adj.acc.sg.masc. Eng: same rivum,rivus: noun.acc.sg.masc. Eng: river compulsicompello: perf.pass.part.nom.pl.masc. Eng: compel siti:sitis: noun.abl.sg.neut. Eng: thirst lupuslupus: noun.nom.sg.masc. Eng: wolf stabatsto: verb.imp.3per.sg. Eng: stand superior,superior: adj.nom.sg.masc. Eng: above queque: conj. Eng: and agnusagnus: noun.nom.sg.masc. Eng: lamb longelonge: adv. Eng: far inferior:inferior: adj.nom.sg.masc. Eng: below tunctunc: adv. Eng: then latrolatro: noun.nom.sg.masc. Eng: robber incitatusincito: perf.pass.part.nom.sg.masc. Eng: incite improbaimproba: adj.abl.sg.fem. Eng: wicked fauce,fauces: noun.abl.sg.fem. Eng: throat intulitinfero: verb.perf.3per.sg. Eng: bring causamcausa: noun.acc.sg.fem. Eng: cause, reason jurgii.iurgium: noun.gen.sg.neut. Eng: quarrel "Cur,"cur: adv. Eng: why inquit,inquam: verb.pres.3per.sg. Eng: say "fecistifacio: verb.perf.2per.sg. Eng: make istamiste: pron.acc.sg.fem. Eng: this aquamaqua: noun.acc.sg.fem. Eng: water turbulentamturbulentus: adj.acc.sg.fem. Eng: turbid mihiego: pron.dat.sg. Eng: I bibenti?"bibo: verb.part.pres.abl.sg.fem. Eng: drink Lanigerlaniger: adj.nom.sg.masc. Eng: lamb contracontra: prep. Eng: against timens:timeo: part.pres.nom.sg.masc. Eng: afraid "Quiqui: adv. Eng: how possum,possum: verb.pres.1per.sg. Eng: able quaeso,quaeso: verb.pres.1per.sg. Eng: pray facerefacio: verb.inf.pres.act. Eng: make, do quodquod: conj. Eng: that quereris,queror: verb.pres.2per.sg.pass. Eng: complain Lupe?lupus: noun.voc.sg.masc. Eng: wolf liquorliquor: noun.nom.sg.masc. Eng: liquid decurritdecurro: verb.perf.3per.sg. Eng: run down aa: prep. Eng: from tete: pron.abl.sg. Eng: you adad: prep. Eng: to meosmeus: pron.acc.pl.masc. Eng: my haustus."haustus: noun.acc.pl.masc. Eng: draught Ille,ille: pron.nom.sg.masc. Eng: he repulsusrepulsus: part.perf.pass.nom.sg.masc. Eng: repulse viribusvis: noun.abl.pl.masc. Eng: power veritatis,veritas: noun.gen.sg.fem. Eng: truth ait,aio: verb.pres.3per.sg. Eng: affirm "Anteante: adv. Eng: before hoshic: pron.acc.pl.masc. Eng: this sexsex: num. Eng: six menses,mensis: noun.acc.pl.masc. Eng: month maledixistimaledico: verb.perf.2per.sg. Eng: malign mihi."ego: pron.dat.sg. Eng: I Agnusagnus: noun.nom.sg.masc. Eng: lamb respondit:respondeo: verb.perf.3per.sg. Eng: respond "Equidemequidem: adv. Eng: indeed eramsum: verb.imp.1per.sg. Eng: be nonnon: adv. Eng: not natus."natus: part.perf.pass.nom.sg.masc. Eng: born "Hercule,"prop. inquit,inquam: verb.pres.3per.sg. Eng: say "tuustuus: pron.nom.sg.masc. Eng: your paterpater: noun.nom.sg.masc. Eng: father maledixitmaledico: verb.perf.3per.sg. Eng: malign mihi."ego: pron.dat.sg. Eng: I Atqueatque: conj. Eng: and injustainjusta: adj.abl.sg.fem. Eng: unjust necenex: noun.abl.sg.fem. Eng: death laceratlacero: verb.pres.3per.sg. Eng: rend correptum.corripio: part.perf.pass.acc.sg.neut. Eng: seize

The wolf and lamb had come to the same river, compelled by thirst: the wolf was standing higher, and the lamb far lower: then the robber incited by an unclean throat, brought on cause of quarrel. “Why,” says he, “hast thou made my drinking water turbid!” The wool-bearer on the other hand fearing, said: “How am I able, I pray, to do that thou complainest of, O wolf? The liquid runs down from thee for my draughts.” He, being repelled by the powers of truth, says, “Six months ago, thou hast spoken ill of me.” The lamb answered: “I indeed was not then born.” “By Hercules,” says he, “thy father spoke ill of me.” And so with unjust death he tears the lamb quickly seized.

Գայլգայլ: noun.nom.sg. Eng: wolf եւեւ: conj. Eng: and գառնգառն: noun.nom.sg. Eng: lamb եկեալգալ: verb.pfv.nom.sg. Eng: come հասանէինհասանել: verb.past.3per.pl. Eng: arrive իի: prep. Eng: in, at, to from գետգետ: noun.nom.acc.sg. Eng: river իբրեւիբրեւ: prep. Eng: as if զպասքեալպասքել: verb.pfv.acc.sg. Eng: thirst ծարաւիս.ծարաւ: adj.acc.loc.pl. Eng: thirsty գերգեր: prep. Eng: over իի: prep. Eng: in, at, to from վերոյվեր: post. Eng: above կայրկալ: verb.past.3per.sg. Eng: stand գայլն,գայլ: noun.nom.sg.def. Eng: wolf իսկիսկ: conj. Eng: but, and գառննգառն: noun.nom.sg.def. Eng: lamb քաջքաջ: adj.nom.acc.sg. Eng: brave իի: prep. Eng: in, at, to from բացբաց: adv. Eng: apart from խոնարհագոյն։խոնարհագոյն: adj.nom.sg.comp. Eng: low Անդանդ: adv. Eng: there աւազակնաւազակ: noun.nom.sg.def. Eng: robber այնայն: pron.nom.sg. Eng: that գրգռեալգրգռել: verb.pfv.nom.sg. Eng: provoke իի: prep. Eng: in, at, to from կոկորդինկոկորդ: noun.loc.sg.def. Eng: throat չարութենէչարութիւն: noun.abl.sg. Eng: evil մատուցեալմատուցանել: verb.pfv.nom.sg. Eng: approach պատճառախնդրելով.պատճառախնդրել: verb.pfv.sg. Eng: make excuses ընդէ՛ր,ընդէր: part. Eng: why ասէ,ասել: verb.pres.3per.sg. Eng: say պղտորեցերպղտորել: verb.pres.2per.sg. Eng: muddy զջուրջուր: noun.acc.sg. Eng: water զորոր: pron.acc.sg. Eng: which ըմպեմ։ըմպել: verb.pres.1per.sg. Eng: drink Իսկիսկ: conj. Eng: but, and գեղմնաւորնգեմնաւոր: adj.nom.sg.def. Eng: woolly զահիահ: noun.gen.sg. Eng: fear հարեալ,հարել: verb.pfv.nom.sg. Eng: strike զիա՛րդզիարդ: part. Eng: why աղէաղէ: intj. Eng: woe առնելառնել: verb.inf.nom. Eng: do կարիցեմ,կարել: verb.cond.1per.sg. Eng: able ասէ,ասել: verb.pres.3per.sg. Eng: say զորմէոր: pron.abl.sg. Eng: which չարախօսես.չարախօսել: verb.pres.2per.sg. Eng: malign զիզի: conj. Eng: that իի: prep. Eng: in, at, to from քէնդու: pron.abl.sg. Eng: you (sg.) եւեւ: conj. Eng: and այսրայսր: adv. Eng: here հոսէհոսել: verb.pres.3per.sg. Eng: flow գետդ։գետ: noun.nom.acc.sg.poss2. Eng: river Եւեւ: conj. Eng: and նանա: pron.nom.sg. Eng: s/he, they տագնապեալտագնապել: verb.inf.nom. Eng: be alarmed իի: prep. Eng: in, at, to from ճշմարտութեաննճշմարտութիւն: noun.gen.sg.def. Eng: truth զօրութեէնէ,զօրութիւն: noun.abl.sg. Eng: power յառաջյառաջ: adj. Eng: forward քանքան: conj. Eng: than զամիսսամիս: noun.acc.pl. Eng: month վեցվեց: num. Eng: six անիծերանիծել: verb.pres.2per.sg. Eng: curse զիս,ես: pron.acc.sg. Eng: I ասէ։ասել: verb.pres.3per.sg. Eng: say Ետտալ: verb.aor.3per.sg. Eng: give պատասխանիպատասխանի: noun.acc.sg. Eng: answer գառննգառն: noun.nom.sg.def. Eng: lamb եւեւ: conj. Eng: and ասէ.ասել: verb.pres.3per.sg. Eng: say ծնեալծնանել: verb.pfv.nom.sg. Eng: born իսկիսկ: conj. Eng: but, and չէրչ: not; լինել: verb.past.3per.sg. Eng: be իմիմ: pron.adj.nom.sg. Eng: my յայնժամյայնժամ: adv. Eng: then տակաւին։տակաւին: adv. Eng: yet Ապաապա: adv./conj. Eng: then հայրհայր: noun.nom.sg. Eng: father քոդու: pron.gen.sg. Eng: you (sg.) էր,լինել: verb.past.3per.sg. Eng: be ասէ,ասել: verb.pres.3per.sg. Eng: say որոր: pron.nom.sg. Eng: who զիսես: pron.acc.sg. Eng: I անէծ.անիծել: verb.aor.3per.sg. Eng: curse եւեւ: conj. Eng: and այնպէսայնպէս: adv. Eng: like that գէշգէշ: noun.nom.acc.sg. Eng: carrion գէշգէշ: noun.nom.acc.sg. Eng: carrion պատառեացպատառել: verb.aor.3per.sg. Eng: tear զնանա: pron.acc.sg. Eng: s/he, they տարապարտուց։տարապարտ: adj.abl.pl. Eng: vain

Grabar Prepositions: Under/Beneath

There are two principal ways to say under/beneath in Classical Armenian.

The first is expressed in the form ընդ followed by a noun in the instrumental case. For example:

Grabar: Ընդ յարկաւ։

Western Armenian: Յարկի տակ։

English: Under a roof.

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Grabar: Ընդ մահճօք։

Western Armenian: Մահիճի տակ։

English: Under a bed.

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Grabar: Ընդ իշխանութեամբ։

Western Armenian: Իշխանութեան տակ։

English: Under authority.

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Grabar: Ընդ որով։

Western Armenian: Որուն տակ։

English: Under which/whom.

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Grabar: Ընդ հովանեաւ։

Western Armenian: Շուքի տակ։

English: Under shade.

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The second is expressed in the form ի ներքոյ followed by a noun in the genitive case. For example:

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Grabar: Ի ներքոյ լեզուի նորա։

Western Armenian: Անոր լեզուին տակ։

English: Under her tongue.

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Grabar: Ի ներքոյ երկնից։

Western Armenian: Երկինքի տակ։

English: Under heaven.

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Grabar: Ի ներքոյ երկրի։

Western Armenian: Երկրի տակ։

English: Beneath the earth.

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Grabar: Ի ներքոյ արեգական։

Western Armenian: Արեգակին տակ։

English: Under the sun.

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If by beneath we mean at the bottom of, or down below, then we can also use the form ի խոնարհ preceded or followed by a noun in the genitive case:

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Grabar: ի խոնարհ ի գաւթին։

Western Armenian: Վարը՝ գաւիթին մէջ։

English: Beneath in the palace.

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Grabar: Յերկիր ի խոնարհ։

Western Armenian: Վարը՝ աշխարհը։

English: In/upon the earth beneath.

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And for an action that is directed downwards from above, we can also use ի խոնարհ, though here it must be followed by a noun in the ablative case.

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Grabar: Ի խոնարհ ի բեմէն նայէր ի սեղանն։

Western Armenian: Բեմէն վար նայեցաւ սեղանին։

English: He looked down from the puplit at the altar.

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Grabar: Ի խոնարհ անկեալ յերիվարէն։

Western Armenian: Երիվարէն վար իջաւ / ինկաւ։

English: He dismounted / fell from his horse.

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Learn Classical Armenian

Lectio Septima

Inin: prep. Eng: in rebusres: noun.abl.pl.fem. Eng: thing humanis,humanus: adj.abl.pl.fem. Eng: human periculumpericulum: noun.nom.sg.neut. Eng: danger nonnon: adv. Eng: not estsum: verb.pres.3per.sg. Eng: be rarum.rarus: adj.nom.sg.neut. Eng: rare Romaniprop. bellumbellum: noun.acc.sg.neut. Eng: war habuerunthabeo: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: have inin: prep. Eng: in multismultus: adj.dat.pl.masc. Eng: many diebusdies: noun.abl.pl.masc. Eng: days etet: conj. Eng: and inin: prep. Eng: in multismultus: adj.dat.pl.masc. Eng: many annis.annus: noun.dat.pl.masc. Eng: year Romaniprop. bellumbellum: noun.acc.sg.neut. Eng: war habuerunthabeo: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: have cumcum: prep. Eng: with Etruscis.prop. Etiametiam: adv. Eng: also, yet bellumbellum: noun.acc.sg.neut. Eng: war habuerunthabeo: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: have cumcum: prep. Eng: with Aequis.prop. Habuerunthabeo: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: have bellumbellum: noun.acc.sg.neut. Eng: war cumcum: prep. Eng: with multis.multus: adj.dat.pl.neut. Eng: many Sedsed: conj. Eng: but Romaniprop. fortesfortis: adj.nom.pl.masc. Eng: brave fuerunt.sum: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: be Virivir: noun.nom.pl.masc. Eng: man magnimagnus: adj.nom.pl.masc. Eng: great inin: prep. Eng: in exercitibusexercitus: noun.abl.sg.masc. Eng: army Romanisprop. fuerunt.sum: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: be Ergoergo: adv. Eng: because of, on account of Romaniprop. viceruntvinco: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: win Etruscos.prop. Etiametiam: adv. Eng: also, yet viceruntvinco: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: win Aequos.prop. Sedsed: conj. Eng: but Romaniprop. nonnon: adv. Eng: not sempersemper: adv. Eng: always vicerunt.vinco: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: win Inin: prep. Eng: in annoannus: noun.abl.sg.masc. Eng: year trecentesimotrecentesimo: num. Eng: three-hundred nonagesimononagesimo: num. Eng: ninety anteante: prep. Eng: before Christum,prop. barbaribarbarus: noun.nom.pl.masc. Eng: barbarian veneruntvenio: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: come exex: prep. Eng: from Galliaprop. inin: prep. Eng: in Italiam.prop. Galliprop. fueruntsum: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: be barbari.barbarus: noun.nom.pl.masc. Eng: barbarian Galliprop. pugnaveruntpugno: verb.perf.3per.pl. Eng: fight cumcum: prep. Eng: with multismultus: adj.dat.pl.masc. Eng: many inin: prep. Eng: in Italia.prop. Galliprop. viceruntvinco: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: win multos.multus: adj.acc.pl.masc. Eng: many Galliprop. etiametiam: adv. Eng: also, yet pugnaveruntpugno: verb.perf.3per.pl. Eng: fight cumcum: prep. Eng: with Etruscis.prop. Galliprop. viceruntvinco: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: win Etruscosprop. inin: prep. Eng: in pugna.pugna: noun.abl.sg.fem. Eng: fight Galliprop. etiametiam: adv. Eng: also, yet veneruntvenio: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: come inin: prep. Eng: in terramterra: noun.acc.sg.fem. Eng: land Romanam.prop. Galliprop. pugnaveruntpugno: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: fight cumcum: prep. Eng: with exercituexercitus: noun.abl.sg.masc. Eng: army Romano.prop. Galliprop. viceruntvinco: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: win exercitumexercitus: noun.acc.sg.masc. Eng: army Romanum.prop. Inin: prep. Eng: in exercituexercitus: noun.abl.sg.masc. Eng: army Romanoprop. fueruntsum: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: be multimultus: adj.nom.pl.masc. Eng: many virivir: noun.nom.pl.masc. Eng: man magnimagnus: adj.nom.pl.masc. Eng: great etet: conj. Eng: and fortes.fortis: adj.nom.pl.masc. Eng: brave Sedsed: conj. Eng: but Galliprop. etiametiam: adv. Eng: also, yet fueruntsum: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: be magnimagnus: adj.nom.pl.masc. Eng: great etet: conj. Eng: and fortes.fortis: adj.nom.pl.masc. Eng: brave Galliprop. viceruntvinco: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: win Romanos.prop. Galliprop. veneruntvenio: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: come etiametiam: adv. Eng: also, yet inin: prep. Eng: in urbemurbs: noun.acc.sg.fem. Eng: city Romanam.prop. Galliprop. ceperuntcapio: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: capture ferefere: adv. Eng: almost totamtotus: adj.acc.sg.fem. Eng: whole urbem.urbs: noun.acc.sg.fem. Eng: city Sedsed: conj. Eng: but Galiprop. nonnon: adv. Eng: not ceperuntcapio: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: capture totamtotus: adj.acc.sg.fem. Eng: whole urbem.urbs: noun.acc.sg.fem. Eng: city Galiprop. nonnon: adv. Eng: not ceperuntcapio: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: capture Capitolium.prop. Inin: prep. Eng: in Capitolioprop. virivir: noun.nom.pl.masc. Eng: man fortesfortis: adj.nom.pl.masc. Eng: brave fuerunt.sum: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: be Sedsed: conj. Eng: but virivir: noun.nom.pl.masc. Eng: man fortesfortis: adj.nom.pl.masc. Eng: brave dormiebantdormio: verb.imp.3per.pl. Eng: sleep inin: prep. Eng: in Capitolio.prop. Virivir: noun.nom.pl.masc. Eng: man nonnon: adv. Eng: not audiveruntaudio: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: hear Gallosprop. inin: prep. Eng: in Capitolio.prop. Sedsed: conj. Eng: but anseresanser: noun.nom.pl.masc. Eng: goose fueruntsum: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: be etiametiam: adv. Eng: also, yet inin: prep. Eng: in Capitolio.prop. Anseresanser: noun.nom.pl.masc. Eng: goose nonnon: adv. Eng: not dormiebant.dormio: verb.imp.3per.pl. Eng: sleep Anseresanser: noun.nom.pl.masc. Eng: goose audiveruntaudio: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: hear Gallos.prop. Anseresanser: noun.nom.pl.masc. Eng: goose exclamaverunt.exclamo: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: exclaim Romaniprop. audiveruntaudio: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: hear anseres.anser: noun.nom.pl.masc. Eng: goose Romaniprop. pugnaveruntpugno: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: fight cumcum: prep. Eng: with Gallis.prop.

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Nuncnunc: adv. Eng: now Cogitemuscogito: verb.past.perf.1per.pl. Eng: think

Adjectives used alone: Notice the use of multis in the sentence: pugnaverunt cum multis. It menas: They fought with many. Of course, mutlis means—many peoples or nations. We may leave a word understood with an adjective. We m ust then supply the right word in English; we usually supply one of these: men, things, etc.

Accusative and Ablative of fourth and fifth declensions: So far we have been studying only three declensions. We have used some words from the fourth declension. We must now take a closer look at the new forms. They are as follows (endings are underlined):

Fourth Declension

	Accusative	Ablative
Singular	Exercitum	Exercitu
Plural	Exercitus	Exercitibus

Fifth Declension

	Accusative	Ablative
Singular	Diem	Die
Plural	Dies	Diebus

As to the fourth declension—notice that it has the same accusative singular as the second declension. And it has the same ablative plural as the third.

As to the fifth declension—notice that all four forms above are the same as third declension (although the third sometimes has ablative singular in -i) except that the ablative plural has -ebus instead of -ibus.

How can we tell which declension? If we want to know what family a word belongs to, we take a look at the ablative singular.

1. -a
2. -o
3. -e or -i
4. -u
5. -e

Are there any that are alike? Yes, the fifth declension has -e, and the third sometimes has -e. But there is no real problem—there are very few words that belong to the fifth declension. We shall mark them all thus: dies, -e (5).

Ablative used without prepositions: It is possible to use the ablative case without prepositions. It can have various meaning then. Study these examples:

1. Romani non vicerunt pecunia. (The Romans did not conquer by money.)
2. Romani fuerunt multi numero. (The Romans were many in number.)
3. Romani exclamaverunt voce magna. (The Romans shouted with a great voice.)

Notice the English prepositions that we may supply. They are: in, by, with. We could fill out the translation more if we wanted to: in the first sentence we could say: by means of money. In the second sentence we could say: in respect to number. But the third sentence could not be filled in more. There are a few other uses of the ablative without prepositions. We shall meet them later. But for the present let us remember to try that list of prepositions: in, by, with whenever we see an ablative without a preposition.

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Exerceamusexerceo: verb.pres.1per.pl. Eng: exercise nosego: pron.nom.pl. Eng: I

Look for ablative patterns:

Galliprop. exercitumexercitus: noun.acc.sg.masc. Eng: army Romanumprop. vicerunt.vinco: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: win Galliprop. etiametiam: adv. Eng: also, yet Etruscosprop. vicerunt.vinco: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: win Galliprop. nonnon: adv. Eng: not veneruntvenio: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: come inin: prep. Eng: in Italiamprop. magnismagnus: adj.abl.pl.masc. Eng: great navibus.navis: noun.abl.pl.fem. Eng: ship Galliprop. nonnon: adv. Eng: not veneruntvenio: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: come multismultus: adj.abl.pl.masc. Eng: many navibus.navis: noun.abl.pl.fem. Eng: ship Galliprop. navibusnavis: noun.abl.pl.fem. Eng: ship nonnon: adv. Eng: not venerunt.venio: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: come Galliprop. veneruntvenio: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: come multismultus: adj.abl.pl.masc. Eng: many exercitibus.exercitus: noun.abl.pl.masc. Eng: army Romaniprop. fueruntsum: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: be magnimagnus: adj.nom.pl.masc. Eng: great fortitudinefortitudo: noun.abl.sg.fem. Eng: fortitude Galliprop. etiametiam: adv. Eng: also, yet magnimagnus: adj.nom.pl.masc. Eng: great fortitudinefortitudo: noun.abl.sg.fem. Eng: fortitude fuerunt.sum: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: be Galliprop. nonnon: adv. Eng: not viceruntvinco: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: win pecunia.pecunia: noun.abl.sg.fem. Eng: money Quandoquando: adv. Eng: when Galliprop. veneruntvenio: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: come inin: prep. Eng: in Capitolium,prop. anseresanser: noun.nom.pl.masc. Eng: goose exclamaveruntexclamo: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: exclaim vocevox: noun.abl.sg.fem. Eng: voice magna.magnus: adj.abl.sg.fem. Eng: great Romaniprop. etiametiam: adv. Eng: also, yet exclamaveruntexclamo: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: exclaim vocevox: noun.abl.sg.fem. Eng: voice magna.magnus: adj.abl.sg.fem. Eng: great Romaniprop. etiametiam: adv. Eng: also, yet bonibonus: adj.nom.pl.masc. Eng: good fueruntsum: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: be consiliis.consilium: noun.abl.pl.neut. Eng: counsel Galliprop. nonnon: adv. Eng: not fueruntsum: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: be bonibonus: adj.nom.pl.masc. Eng: good consiliis.consilium: noun.abl.pl.neut. Eng: counsel Galliprop. malimalus: adj.nom.pl.masc. Eng: evil consiliisconsilium: noun.abl.pl.neut. Eng: counsel fuerunt.sum: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: be Senatussenatus: noun.nom.sg.masc. Eng: senate Romanusprop. fuitsum: verb.past.perf.3per.sg. Eng: be bonusbonus: adj.nom.sg.masc. Eng: good consiliis.consilium: noun.abl.pl.neut. Eng: counsel Senatussenatus: noun.nom.sg.masc. Eng: senate creavitcreo: verb.past.perf.3per.sg. Eng: create Dictatorem.doctator: noun.acc.sg.masc. Eng: dictator Senatussenatus: noun.nom.sg.masc. Eng: senate dixitdico: verb.past.perf.3per.sg. Eng: say quodquod: conj. Eng: that Cincinnatusprop. fuitsum: verb.past.perf.3per.sg. Eng: be virvir: noun.nom.sg.masc. Eng: man fortis.fortis: adj.nom.sg.masc. Eng: brave Cincinnatusprop. Aequosprop. vicit.vinco: verb.past.perf.3per.sg. Eng: win Cincinnatusprop. Aequosprop. nonnon: adv. Eng: not vicitvinco: verb.past.perf.3per.sg. Eng: win pecunia.pecunia: noun.nom.sg.fem. Eng: money Cincinnatusprop. Aequosprop. nonnon: adv. Eng: not vicitvinco: verb.past.perf.3per.sg. Eng: win igni.ignis: noun.nom.sg.masc. Eng: fire Cincinnatusprop. Aequosprop. vicitvinco: verb.past.perf.3per.sg. Eng: win fortitudine.fortitudo: noun.abl.sg.fem. Eng: fortitude Sedsed: conj. Eng: but Columbusprop. etiametiam: adv. Eng: also, yet fuitsum: verb.past.perf.3per.sg. Eng: be magnusmagnus: adj.nom.sg.masc. Eng: great fortitudine.fortitudo: noun.abl.sg.fem. Eng: fortitude Columbusprop. enimenim: conj. Eng: for inin: prep. Eng: in Americamprop. venit.venio: verb.past.perf.3per.sg. Eng: come Columbusprop. venitvenio: verb.past.perf.3per.sg. Eng: come adad: prep. Eng: to Americamprop. navibus.navis: noun.abl.pl.fem. Eng: ship Agnusagnus: noun.nom.sg.masc. Eng: lamb nonnon: adv. Eng: not venitvenio: verb.past.perf.3per.sg. Eng: come adad: prep. Eng: to Americamprop. navibus.navis: noun.abl.pl.fem. Eng: ship Agnusagnus: noun.nom.sg.masc. Eng: lamb adad: prep. Eng: to Americamprop. nonnon: adv. Eng: not venit.venio: verb.past.perf.3per.sg. Eng: come Primisprimus: adj.abl.pl.masc. Eng: first diebusdies: noun.abl.pl.masc. Eng: day Romaniprop. bellumbellum: noun.acc.sg.neut. Eng: war habuerunt.habeo: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: have Romaniprop. multismultus: adj.nom.pl.masc. Eng: many annisannus: noun.abl.pl.masc. Eng: year bellumbellum: noun.acc.sg.neut. Eng: war habuerunt.habeo: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: have Romaniprop. ferefere: adv. Eng: almost sempersemper: adv. Eng: always bellumbellum: noun.acc.sg.neut. Eng: war habuerunt.habeo: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: have Romaniprop. nonnon: adv. Eng: not pugnaveruntpugno: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: fight aqua.aqua: noun.abl.sg.fem. Eng: water Romaniprop. nonnon: adv. Eng: not pugnaveruntpugno: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: fight igni.ignis: noun.abl.sg.masc. Eng: fire Romaniprop. pugnaveruntpugno: verb.past.perf.3per.pl. Eng: fight magnismagnus: adj.abl.pl.masc. Eng: great exercitibus.exercitus: noun.abl.pl.masc. Eng: army Romaprop. fuitsum: verb.past.perf.3per.sg. Eng: be fortisfortis: adj.nom.sg.masc. Eng: brave civibuscivis: noun.abl.pl.masc. Eng: citizen fortibus.fortis: adj.abl.pl.masc. Eng: brave Romaprop. fuitsum: verb.past.perf.3per.sg. Eng: be magnamagnus: adj.abl.sg.fem. Eng: great potestate.potestas: noun.abl.sg.fem. Eng: power Nuncnunc: adv. Eng: now Romaprop. estsum: verb.pres.3per.sg. Eng: be magnamagnus: adj.abl.sg.fem. Eng: great veritateveritas: noun.abl.sg.fem. Eng: truth Christiana.prop.

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