Mark 1:38-45 Course Notes

Latin III:  Evangelium Secundum Marcum

Instructor:  James Ransom

September 19, 2013

Course Notes for Tuesday, September 24

Mk. 1:38-45

 

38      Et ait illis:  “Eamus alibi in proximos vicos, ut et ibi praedicem:  adhoc enim veni.”  39          Et venit praedicans in synagogis eorum per omnem Galilaeam et daemonia eiciens.

 

1:38      Eamus “Let us go”; the verbal form is first person plural present active subjunctive.  The hortatory is an independent use of the subjunctive [501] [App.37], expressing an exhortation or request in the first person.  in proximos vicos into the neighboring towns the form is the ablative of place or “locative” ablative [App 16]. ut et ibi praedicem that I may preach there also; “ut”is the usual conjunction to introduce purpose clauses.  praedicem is the  first-person singular present active subjunctive of praedicō, praedicere, praedixi, praedictum. [501].The optative is another independent use of the subjunctive [App. 37].  adhoc enim veni for this reason I am come; “adhoc” = “for this purpose”; “veni” is the first person singular perfect active indicative of venio, venire, veni, ventum. 

1:39     Et venit…per omnem Galilaeam and He went throughout all Galilee praedicans in synagogis eorum “preached in their synagogues”; “praedicans” is the perfect active participle of praedico. [dico in 501].  “eorum” is genitive plural of the personal pronoun is, ea, id.  “synagogis” is ablative plural of the first declension noun synagoga, synagogae, f.  et daemonia eiciens and casting out devils.  “eiciens” is the present active participle of eicio, eicere, eieci, eiectum. [501].“daemonia” is accusative plural of the second declension noun daimonium, daemonii, n. 

40      Et venit ad eum leprosus deprecans eum et genu flectens et dicens ei: “Si vis, potes me mundare.”  41       Et misertus extendens manum suam tetigit eum et ait illi:  “Volo, mundare!” 42      et statim discessit ab eo lepra, et mundatus est. 

40        venit    came;  the verb, a historical present, is third person singular present active indicative of venio, venire, veni, ventum [501].  Deprecans…flectens…dicens are all present active participles. “Si vis, potes me mundare” If you will, you have the power to cleanse me; “mundare” is the infinitive of mundo, mundare, mundavi, mundatum. 

41        Et misertus since He was moved with compassion;  “misertus” is an alternative form of “miseritus,” the perfect passive participle of misereo, miserere, miserui, miseritum. extendens manum suam tetigit eum stretching forth His hand, He touched him; “extendens” is present active participle of (ex-) tendo, tendere, tetendi, tentum (or tensum).  “Suam” is the masculine singular accusative of the possessive personal pronoun suus, sua, suum.  “tetigit” is third person singular perfect active indicative of tango, tangere, tetigi, tactum.  “eum” is masculine singular accusative of the personal pronoun is, ea, id.  “Volo, mundare!” “I will; be cleansed!”  Here, “mundare” is the passive imperative; the passive imperative of an active verb has the form of the active infinitive. [Note the rhetorical sophistication involved in the double syntactical function accorded to “mundare.”] 

42        et statim discessit ab eo lepra and at once [i.e, “as soon as He had spoken”] the leprosy departed from him; “discessit” is third person singular perfect active indicative of discedo, discedere, discessi, discessum.  “lepra” is nominative singular of the first declension noun lepra, leprae, f. 

 

43      Et infremuit in eum statimque eiecit illum.  44     et dicit ei:  “Vide, nemini, quidquam dixeris; sed vade, ostende te sacerdote et offer pro emundatione tua, quae praecepit Moyses, in testimonium illis.” 

 

43        Et infremuit in eum And having sternly warned him; “infremuit” is third person singular perfect active indicative of infremo, infremere, infremui, infremitum. The circumstantial participle may be translated as a pluperfect since it precedes the main verb in time. “eiecit” is third person singular perfect active indicative of  eicio, eicere, eieci, eiectum. 

 

44        Vide, nemini, quidquam dixeris See that you tell no one; “Vide” is present active imperative of video, videre, vidi, visum. “nemini” is the dative of the pronoun “nemo,” “no one.”  “quidquam” =nothing, anything.  “dixeris” is second person singular perfect subjunctive active of dico, dicere, dixi, dictum.  The subjunctive has jussive and prohibitory force.  Sed vade, ostende te sacerdote but go, show yourself to the priest; “vade” is the imperative of vado, vadere.  “te” is the second person singular accusative of the reflexive pronoun.  “sacerdote” is the singular ablative of the third declension noun sacerdos, sacerdotis, m.  et offer…quae praecepit Moyses and offer those things which Moses commanded; “praecepit” is third person singular perfect active indicative of praecipio, praecipere, praecepi, praeceptum.  “offer” is the imperative of offero, offere, obtuli, oblatum.  Pro emundatione tua for your cleansing;  the preposition governs the ablative.  “emundatione” is the ablative singular of the third declension noun emundatio, emundationis, f.  in testimonium illis as a testimony to them; the preposition governs the accusative and suggests purpose.  “testimonium” is accusative singular of the second declension noun testimonium, testimonii, n.  “illis” is dative plural of the demonstrative pronoun ille, illa, illud. [App. 19]