FIRST DRAFT.JULY 1936

EFE -

(ENGLISH)

VOCABULARY

Compiled

Edwin W. SMITH..

ENGLISH - EFE VOCABULARY794295

ABLE, TO BE: (i)kuba

I am not able: magikuba-ha, 1.7

If thou canst: abej cha njkuba, 9.22

ACCEPT, TO: believe; abe

ACCOMPANY, TO: go with: o'*o

ACCOMPLISH, TO: eba jlusie

until these things be accomplished: abesj ba

olu abule heba tousle. 13.30

ACCUSE, TO: (l)tlsu

they accused him of many things: hajtjsu jtda

ibei1, 15.3

Many things they accuse thee of: aljka ini a

ahjsooha jtjsu a, 15.4

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ADJACENT, TO BE: round about: aba

a1! the land of Gai pee round about: hene bapere

Galilayaj hi saba nj al, 1.28.

ADJURE, TO: (1)tapu

I adjure thee: jnjye ko cha mutapu, 5.8.

ADULTERY:

Commit not adultery: nalume, 10.19

... and adulteries: ltdoie lume jna, 7.22.

--------------1 TO COWrT: defile: (1 jmagu

commits adultery against her: jchj ie hosa jtda

lmague, 10.11.

commits adultery: lchj ba 1 e hjmagu, 10.U.

AFFAIR; thing; udu

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AFOOT: kogoohu

they ran afoot: ahi tana kogoohu, 6.33

AFTER: behind, back of: lipo

after me: mallpo, 1.14

after he sent his son: lipo hltlbu magu a ltda, 12.6.

after that: hapl Ide a ijpo; 12.34.

-------------- use verb iadl (pass;.

after three days: ubu eohjna ladl nl a, 8.31.

--------------- use vert) ]odl (pass)

and after two days: hapl ubu ekpwe hlsllodj nl a: 14.1

AFTERWARD: llpo

and afterward: hapl 1ede a iipo, 16.14

AGAIN, TO DO: apa

then he again entered K.: ba hapa Haste K., 2.1.

let them not eat again: ahakapa cha anue, H.14

and Pilate said again: Ppato hapa Itenje, 15.12

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AGREEMENT, TO BE TN: aso

and live in peace one with another: anaso mulembe, 9.50.

ALIVE, TO BE: uba (?)

It is John whom I beheaded, he is risen (alive)

Yohana abj a amuhjsube ombu uohu le hlttPuba, 6.16

ALIVE: adj. jhol a

And they when they heard them saying: He is a^lve:

Hjflpj lede hjsogj aiye ahjsasi, ba na jho^a, 16.1’’.

ALL: bapere, baps

ALONE: ite-nj

he was alone: jtda hooha itenj, 6.47.

ALOUD: jmaja

he began to cry aloud: hjgbwaga jtochuwe jmaja, 10.47

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ALREADY, so soon: lfo

Pilate marvelled that he was already dead: itana mba

nl Pllato hup! hlsogt hjsotde jfo a, 15.44

ALSO: jna

Jesus (also) was going before them: Jesu jna ben! hjtado

ide etuwe, 10.32.

ALTHOUGH: usaha

Although al] shall be offended: Usaha abj bapere hjlore..

14.29.

ALWAYS: isa olu hobu (? till daybreak)

The poor ye have with you alway: Abj yeya jna gabo

anjhitete isa olu hobu, 14.7.

AMAZED, TO BE: speechless: uhu-bj

They were all amazed: bape ahuhu-bi. 16.5

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AIM ZED, TO BE: itdj itana

They were all amazed: bape ahjtdj jtana, 6.5i .

AND: hapj

One idiom is to attach the sign of the plural to the

first of two proper names, e.g. James and John:

Yakobo-inj Yohana.

ANGEL: malajka (from Arabic)

ANGRY, TO BE: (j)tachj

They began to be angry with James and John:

ba hjbwaga jtachje Yakobo-jnj yohana: 10,41.

ANOINT, TO: ou

they anointed the sick with oil: ba hupi ouwe abjhuna

machuta, 6,13

that they might come and anoint him: ba here ba hou itda

ide, 16.1

ANOTHER: pesi, jpesj

another servant: leu jpesi, 12.4

I will build another: cha muta iipesl, 14,58.

--------------lha.

another country: hene jha, 13,34.

ANSWER, TO: all

ANXIOUS, TO BE: (i)talu

be not anxious beforehand: anjhaglsigbwaga italuwe, 13,11

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APPROACH, TO: (l)labe

the hour is come: ba ubu hjlabe, 14,41.

ARRIVE, TO: hlka (Nyoro, hlka)

when a good day arrived: ubu lemba hlsihlka, 6,26.

It is that summer has arrived: ichlle ba mwaka hlhlka,13,28.

AS, like: acha

ASCEND, TO: ride: atu

ASHAMED, TO BB: sonl ote (Nyoro: kwatwa ensonl;

If a man is ashamed: Besl abl ale sonl hote, 8.38.

ASK, TO: question: (1)lodu

they feared to ask him: tumbl ahosu Itda llodu, 9.32.

asking.•: ahalsllodu ni, 9.10

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ASSEMBLY: c ro wd: lblkicha

men of the Council: abj a ibjkicha, 14,55

ASTONISHED, TO BE: (l)tana:

they were greatly astonished: lho^aho~>a ahaltana,

ASTRAY, TO BE: atde

AWAKEN, TO: (l)tulu

they woke him: ahltulu ltda, 4,38

7,37.

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BACK, behind: llpo

came behind him: here ltda Tipo, 5,27.

BAD: ltda, jdta

sin: udu-1tda

BAPTlST, THE: aiyabj-batisa

BAPTIZE: batlza

BASKET: jlolo

how many baskets? alpe bo ilolo^ 8.19

------------hou

BE, TO: ocha

I am: mocha; thou art, nocha; he is, hocha;

we are, amuhocha; you are, anlhocha; they are, ahocha.

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BE, TO: ofuO'

he is nigh, even at the doors: lohfe Xgbwa hofu,

jehjle hofu heya mba, 13,29. For other instances,

see 7,37; 9,21; W,8: 11,20.

BEAR, TO: fruit: anu

BEAST, WILD: ula ute

he was with wild beasts: haupi ula ute a jbute, 1,12

BEAT, TO: (j jlama

and in the synagogues they shall beat you: hapj tosonjpa

ahel 1 cha ante ahjiama, 13,9.

BECAUSE: for: huha (help)

it is for that reason I came: jdere ide huha nja mere, 1,39

the Sabbath was made for man: sabjtj hjte abj-bo huha

nja, 2,27.

because of their hardness of heart: boluhehl otu jdebai

huha nja, 10,5.

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BECOME, TO: a jj

BED: mat: mattress: jbulu

take up thy bed: njtalj bulu njbajye, 2,11

BEER; wine: ohokjIX-

wine: ohokj a ggbwa, 16,23.

new wine: ohokj a mutala lai, 2,22

BEFORE, in face of: auwe

before them (Nyoro, omu maiso gabu) ide auwe.

BEFOREHAND, TO BE, or TO DO: lgbwaga

do not be anxious beforehand: anjhagisigbwaga

13,11.

ita^uwe,

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BEGET, TO: ochl

and raise up seed (for his brother) haohoohi jtda atdle,

12,19.

BEGIN, TO: lgbwaga

He began to teach: hlgbwaga jtodte,

------------uchj

And (he began) to teach them many things m parables:

aljka ba huchl jtodle ogbwe, 4,1

The disciples began to pluck the ears of corn:

ba Itodt huchl akle bulue, 2,23.

BEGINNING: long ago: ambambiVMA*

----------------- uchlpa

the beginning of the Gospel: uchlpa enjlrj, 1,1

BEHEAD, TO: ube ombu.

John whom we beheaded: Yohana ~tachl abi a amuhtsube

ombu: 6,16.

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BEHOLD, TO: oto

Behold my mother and my brothers: Uto-ba ima-lnl e

mwabl-lna, 3,36.

BELIEVE, TO: abe

BENEATH: malya

And Peter was beneath m the court (at the doorway),

Hapl Petero halsocha malya a Itlsl a, 14,66.

BESEECH, TO: (1)tuka

began to beseech him: ba hlgbwaga ltda ituka nle, 5,17.

BETRAY, TO: hoblya (Nyoro: gobyaj

he will betray me: ltda hlhoblya cha umue, 14,18.

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BETTERED, TO BE: to get better after illness: (1 )tale (?)

and was nothing bettered but rather grew worse: idere

kitale ltda upl eslgjte ate hocha.. . 5,26.

(but see, 1,25, 6,49, 9,24, where jtale up! = rebuke,

or ory out)

BEWARE, TO: take, heed: (1jlagu.

Take heed what ye hear: anjlagu-jl udu anjhlsugl, 4,24

BIG: tboba

hlna boba, a big stone, 9,42.

(c.f. Lendu: bo)

BIND, TO: umba

unless he first bind him: lohj le ague hlgbwaga humba

3,27.

BIRD: hosa

pl. birds: hosa-jnl

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BITTER: lhoku

they filled a sponge with vinegar (bitter beer?): kopu

kjjumakuba ohokj hegbwe ihoku aj, 15,36.

BLASPHEME;TO: (l)lule

will not be able to blaspheme soon: haohjkuba cha ifofo

ilu^l. 9,39.

BLASPHEMIES: lule 1 aj

BLESSING: muklsa (Nyoro: mugisa)

BLIND: jholu

they called the blind man: Ba hadu abj uwehj holue: 10,49

BLOOD: huru

This is my blood: Lai na mahuru, 14,24.

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BLOOD, flow of: Ipa

there was a woman with an issue of blood: Hapl edj

itdole haooha ipa, 5,25.

BOAST, TO: jka

€BOAT: heflk

BODY: jgbwa

a man’s body: abi a jgbwa, 7,15.

Igbwa is used = self: agu a lgbwa, himself.

BOLDLY:He boldly went in to Pilate: ba hjiasi Pllato bo/olu

( embi, 15,43.

olu embj, ’having nothing* here translates Nyoro:

atarukutina, ’without fear’.

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BOCK: kltabo (from Arabic)

BOOTH: lugbwasa

let us build three booths: amuhutda lugbwasa echina, 9,5.

BORDER, boundary: hetl

and came into the borders of Judaea: ba here Bayudanj hetl

10,1.

BORN, TO BE: ochj

the day of his birth: ubu a Idenj hjsochj, 6,21.

BOTTLE: erlyaga

they put into new bottles: ahjbu erlyaga obu al hegbwe,

2,22.

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BOUND, TO BE, to bind: 1tu

lying bound with them: ide ina nj ahi situ ide at, 15,7.

took John and bound him: ba hote Yohana ba hltu, 6,17.

BOW DOWN, TO: fu (die)

I cannot bow down to him: magjkuba ha itda fuwe, 1,7.

BRANCH: jhule

when its branch is now become tender: jde a jhul e besi

ba jhjma-du a, 13,28.

------------tepl

some spread branches: dehu hulu teple, 11.8.

--------------kipu

Many spread branches: alike ahulu klpu-jnie, 11,8

BREAD: bugatl (Swahili, omugatl); bulede (?)

shewbread: bugatj todu-nj bal, 2,26.

take no bread: anjhagolo olu a bulede a edjyate, 6,8

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BREAK, TO: usu

when I broke for the 5,000:

8,19

--------------- (j jiobe

mususu anj nj alufue eohjmbu,

then he broke#, tumbj hltobe, 5,4.

BREAK, TO: smash: (1) tofu

she broke the flask above him: hl tofu kjdo ltda uohu,?4,3

BREAK, TO: out: ube

and broke the bread: ba hube bugatlye, 6,41.

BRIDEGRO 0M: atyaga

BRING, TO: olo

They came bringing a man: Ba here ba holo abi, 2,3.

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BRING, TO: aba

that a little boat be brought to him: hel e a jleko ai

ahambaba itda, 3,9.

------------ ere (to come (with))

they bring unto him one that was deaf: Tumbj ahere itda

abj upl huna, 7,32.

bring It: anjhere itda, 11,2.

Bring me a penny: anere umu edjnall a, 12,15.

BROKEN: jhutu

BROTHER: relation: iyabj, jyaohu.

or brethren: usa lyabjni, 10,29.

His brethren came: Hlsere aiye jyabjna, 3,31.

to live with thy brother’s wife: njsupj jtdo^e njyachu

baiya njyaj, 6,18.

------------ itiba

Simon and Andrew his brother: Simon* e Andreya jtjbatga^

if a man’s brother die: bei cha abl a itiba hachotde,12,19

Love thy brother as thou lovest thyself: Usa njtjba njgue

nisosa nj achj a, 12,31

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BUILD, TO: utda

Let us build three tabernacles: amuhutda lugbwasa

eohjna: 9,5.

and in three days I will build another not made (built)

with hands: ubu eohjna cha mutda 1 ipesi a agjs.utda

hedi-ni aiye, 14,58.

BUILDING: utanjWhat manner of buildings’. Utanj alaj hlsjte njyaf 13,1.

BURIAL: ona-du

my burial: maona-du, 14,8.

BUSH: chega

at the place of the Bush: chega hegbwe, 12,26

BUT: conj. idere

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BUY, TO: ufla .(??)

he began to cast out those who soM and bought tn the

Temple: hjgbwaga ucha abe a ahaisogo ide ba olu al uja

pi adje, 11,15.

------------oka

and he bought a linen cloth: Hapi ba hoka kombe bafuta ba,

15,46.

and they bought spices: ba hoka atuguwe, 16,1.

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CALL, TO: a du

CAMEL: e garni la (Nyoro, engamjra)

See 1,6 where okapi is used for ’oame!’•

CAN, be able: (ijkuba

CANDLE: talala (?) Swahili

CANOE, boat, ship: hele

CAPTAIN, soldier: basuda

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CARE, anxiety: enako (Nyoro, enaku)

cares of the world: enako henemba al, 4,19.

CARPENTER: wai atata (? Swahili)

Is not this the carpenter? Ai ba walalata nj lai?, 6,3.

CARRY, TO: (l)ladl

...................(i)lakll

borne of four: benj ahjlaku it da abj echi: 2,3.

CAST, TO: throw: oli

casting a net: bukere o'* 1 abe, 1,16.

and throw him into the sea: aholj ltda otlrl hegbwe, 8 9,42.

CAST, TO: scatter: una.u

a man who casts seed upon the earth: abl hjsuna ltdaba hen

al a hene hegbwe, 4,26.

CAST AWAY, TO: ogbwu

then he cast away his garment: Tumbj nl hogbwu kombe ltda,

10,50

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CAUSE, reason:

It is for this cause: idenj gabo, 10,7.

CEASE, TO, end: eba

eternal life (life which does not end): igbwaola hageba a,

10,30.

-------- desist, let be: iya

let be, let us see: lya-ba-na, amuhoto, 15,36.

CENTURION: mala

Translates Nyoro munyakjhanda, a king’s chief.

CHANGE, TO: to be changed: (1)1agbwi

then he was transfigured before them: tumbj hl1agbwi ide

auwe, 9,2.

CHARGE, TO: tell: adu

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CHARGE, TO: command: (ij talu

he charged (them): hitalu, 3,12

CHARGER: luchuba (Nyoro: rucuba, wooden vessel)

CHIEF, lord: Maka

my lord: manaka, 7,28.

In the name of the Lord: Maka abe nia, 11,9.

Art thou the King of the Jews? ini bo na maka Bayudaya baj?

15,2.

CHILD: adtl

CHOKE, TO: (l)lafothe thorns grew and choked it: ba hohj hot a ba hjiajfo ltda,

4,7.

CITY: hene a lbolu

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CLEAN, TO MAKE: unu

This he said making all things dean: Tumbi hjtenj lachj

udu ahjsunu ajye bap ere, 7,19.

CLEARLY: greatly: very: tutu

it becomes very great: tumbi hajj jboba tutu, 4,32

they did not understand about the bread: idere bugati baiye

aketda tutu, 6,52.

he answered discreet1 y (with great intelligence;: hjsa1i

bogj itutu a, 12,34.

receive it with joy: ahabe cha1! tutu a, 4,16.

CLEAVE TO, TO: aso

CLOTH: kombe

CLOTHING: garment: prop, apron worn by women: kombe

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CLOUD: pfufu.

coming tn the clouds: benl hocha ere abe pfufu, 13,26.

------------ halujtda

see 9,7.

COAT: ekajj

two coats: ekaji ekpwe, 6,9.

COCK: habo

the cock crew the second time: habo holu abu ekpwe, 14,72.

COIN, money: feza

money changers, abi a ahalsllegbwl feza, 11.15

COLD, cold wind: hechu.

from the four winds: ahogo hechu hegbwe eohiro ie, ^3,27.

COLT, young ass: kajnagbwj (Nyoro: enkajna, ass)

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COME, TO: ere

I come: mere we come:

thou comest: nere you come: anere, anthere

he comes: here they come: ahere

I am not come: mugere, 2,17.

he has not come to be served: gere aso nt ku, 10,45.

(cf. Moro: Mlza, €fl)

COME DOWN, TO: descend: (1;tute

when they were descending the mountain: ahaisjtute aiye

bambachu a, 9,9.

Let him not descend: haglsltute, 13,15.

COMMANDMENT: Kdny udu-adada

COMPANY: lbute

they called together all the band: ba hltoso lbute lya bapere

15,16

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COMPASSION, TO HAVE: ocha ltana

I have compassion: mocha itana, 8.2.

COMPLETE, whole: egbwa

whole-offering: kijlla egbwa, 12,33

CONDEMN, TO: ube toehue

and they shall condemn him: ahube itda tochue, 10,33

and they all condemned him: bapere itda ahube tochu al,

14,64.G

This is a translation of the Nyoro idiom: bamu^wera

omusango: ’they cut-for-him the fault.’

9CONDEMNED, TO BE: judged: lsl-ga

He who believes not is condemned: be le gaKe Itda cha

tochu hjslga

CONFESS, TO: tell: (i)tenj

Confessing their sins: benl ahachj tent udultda, 1,5

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CONFIRM, TO: kasi

The Lord working with them and confirming the word -

Maka hflusl Ide lna kaslye tochuwe, 1 §20.

CONSIDER, TO: agi

CONSTRAIN, TO: esl

He constrained the disciples to enter a boat: hesl aitodj

hopa here hegbwe, 6,45.

COOK, TO: ldatl

the day on which Herod cooked a feast: ubu a ltda Herode

hldatl-ha ltdamba maladl, 6,21.

(cf. Moro: Mlza: ladl)

CORPSE: ape (?pe)

they took his corpse: ba ho to ltda ape, 6,29.

they cast the corpse out of the vineyard: ba hi1upa

ape opu hegbwe, 12,8.

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COUNCILLOR: ajtochu

a councillor of honourable estate: aitoohu uchl

jholahola itda husu, 15,43.

COUNSEL, TO TAKE: hanula, (Nyoro: hanura)

COUNTRY: hene

this country, hene ale, 5,9

his own country, hene jdeguboa, 6,4.

------------ inhabited district: kaio

or in the country: usa jmegbwi kalo na, 6,56.

Let us go elsewhere into the next towns: amu^o .kalo a atdu

pesl a ugbwa abu a, 1,36.

COURT, gateway, entrance: jtjsl

the court of the priest: jtjsl nyakatagala ba, 14,54.

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CREATE, TO: (l)lusl-lusl

since God created heaven and earth: cha Mugu hjsilusl-

hena haiujtda, 13,19

CROSS, TO: ose

Let us cross: xxkxk? amuse-ji, 4,35.

CROSS OVER, TO: ose, (i jlose.

CROW, TO: oiu

Before the cock crow: habo jgolu na, 14,30.

and the cock crew, tumbi habo holu, 14,68.

CROWN: mabutere

crown of thorns: mabutere hohi ba, 15,17

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CRUCIFY, TO: (l)lube.

crucify him, l.e. stretch him on the tree: lube-na ugbwa mba

15,13.

CRY, TO: (1jtone

a voice crying: ltda hltu hlsltone, 1.3

CRY ALOUD, TO: (jjtale

he was crying out m the tombs: haisupl ltda lta^e nl alye

tohuchu hegbwe, 5.5

crying m a loud voice: benj hocha ita1e-ni-abe, 5,7

Jesus cried with a loud voice: Yesu hitale hjtu boba, 15,34.

CRY uwi

And Jesus uttered a loud voice: Tumbl Yesu hllane uwl-ye.

15,37. See 5,38.

--------- weep: oba.

As they mourned and wept: tachj mba ahaocha oba jna, 16,10

then he wept: tumbl hjlaha oba: 14,72

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CRY OUT, TO: (i jhomu; (?horu)

CRUSE, container: kjdo

a cruse of ointment: kjdo machura baj, 14,3.

CULTIVATE, TO: up a

CUP: kopo (Engl1sh)

The cup frcm which I drink ye shall drink: kopo a idem

musuvu njai cha avu anjhuvu, 10,39.

---- QPwahwa (Nyoro, epwahwaj

CURSE, TO: despise: (l;kaya (Nyoro: gaya, despise)£

If a man curseth his father: Besj abj aie Jtfikaya afo, 7,10

---------- It (i)kjena (Nyoro, kyena)

the tree which thou cursedst: ugbwa nisjkjena le, 11,21.

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CURTAIN: veil: ukl-nl-du

and the veil of the Temple was rent: Tumbl ukimdu

yekaiu bgt hllala , 15,38.

CUSTOM: pi wabu (

and he began to teach the$ again as was his custom:o

ba hapa ide Itodle Xlyfabu halsocha chi 1debat na, 10.2.

CUT, TO: cut off: aha

cut It off: nachaha, 9,43. naha, 9.45.

CUT OFF, break: ube

he went and cut off John’s head: holo hube Yohana uchue,6,27.

cut off the ear: hube uple, 14,47.

and broke the bread: ba hube bugatjye, 6,41.

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DANCE, TO: obe

she danced before Herod: ba le obe hichj Herode, 6,22.

(cf. Lendu: be)

DARKENED, TO BE: atde

of the sun, 13,24.

DAUGHTER: magu tobo

DAY: otsa (of. oj, sun)

---------- day, hour: ubu (also place)

after three days: ubu echjna ladj nia, 8.31.

six days: ubu majya, 9.2.

the hour Is come: ba ubu hilabe, 14,41

—------- indications of time in the Gospel.

Daytime: ojsa. Day obu

When the day was far spent: Beni olu hoeha unu abe, 6,35

The time is far x?K past: benj olu haohasi unwe. 6.35.

obu hu benl olu hobu, 11,12.

On the morrow: (Nyoro, in the moving, at daybreakjz

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Day: indications of time in the Gospel Ccont.j

and on the morrow ear^y: Hapl obuhu olu hlsobu alye

and straightway in the morning: Hapl obuhu beni olu hobu

and very early m the morning: Hapl obu^hu olu obu na

and when the sun did set: hapl benj al (?ol) hoda, 1.32.

DAYBREAK: olu hobu

DEAD: ba-otde

like one dead: mutaka ba-otde, 9,26.

deaf, dead ears: upl ba-otde, 9,25.

DEATH: ote

when they are risen from the dead, death: hjsltulu a otde

ku , 12,25.

DEFILE, TO: (1jmagu t

cannot defile a man: hakjmagu able eslya/e, 7,18.

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DEFILE, TO: to be deadly: ufu

things which come out of a man defile him: udu ahjsugo

abi mbai hufu a itda, 7,20.

and if they drink any deadly thing: hapi cha best

ba aha/u udu a hlsufu aiye, 16,18

DEFRAUD, TO: hobiya (Nyoro: gobya)

DELIVER, TO; give up: etdj

DEMON, evil spirit: dalmonj Cfa™

DEN: homa

Ye have made it a den of thieves: idere anjhjte bo

homa ajyolu-^ado baj, 11.17.

DENY, TO: osi

thou wi^t deny me: cha umue nosj, 14,30

He denied again: Ba hapa osj-nj-ye, 14,70

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DENY, TO: refuse: Ita

let him deny himself: tumbi hits agu a igbwa, 8,35.

DEPART, TO: ejl, eyl

DESERT: klsaka

this is a desert place: abula Ise klsaka; 6,35.

DESIRE, TO: ata

-------------- want, seek: ltoj

and they sought to lay hold on him: Hapl ahaltol ltda

ote, 12,12.

Ye seek Jesus the Nazarene; anlhjtol becha Yesu a

Nazalesl, 16,6.

1DESPTSE, TO: ($)*aya (Nyoro: gayaj

so that many shall despise him: aHka oha abj pu

hjkaya ltda, 9,12.

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DESTROY; (1)loohu

He will come and destroy the husbandmen: ako hi sere

a hllochu ajhupa-lnle, 12,9

------------ i tde

they sought how they might destroy him: ba hubu

ldekugu jtda hjsjtde ajyy, i , 18

DEVOUR, TO: (l)lobe

and devoured it: ba hjlobe, 4,4

DIE, TO: otde

See, thy daughter is dead: ba na njba magu tobo al hotde

5,35.

If a man’s brother die: bei cha abl a ltjba hachotde

12,19.

See, we are dying: Bako amuhotde, 4,38.

(of. Lendu: dhe)

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DIFFERENT: ■ pesl, lpesl

his clothes became different: ba hajj jpesl kombe-lni,

9,3.

DIG, TO: udl

in a tomb hewn (dug) out of a rook: tohuchu hegbwe

ahlsudl balabalaj, 15,48.

DIP, TO: opu

filled a sponge (Vdippedj: hops k^umakuba, 15,36.

.................. (l)tatdi

It Is one of the twelve, he that dfppeth with me in the

% dish; Anj a lhotl ltda nl amuhlsjtatdl nl luohuba

hegbwe ltenl yaj, 14,20

kDISCIPLE: altodl

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DISEASE: huna

he healed many of divers diseases: ba hido able

allka ahisuna huna abu pesl, 1,33.

DISH: luchuba ( Ayw, )

DISMISS, TO: send away: (1Jtlsu

and he sent him away to his house: tumbj hltlsu

Itda, ulo-na nlgubo, 8,26.

DISPUTE: lpaka (Nyoro: mpaka)

DIVIDE, TO: to rend, tear: aka

they divided his garment among them: ba haka ldegu

kombe itda ba, 15,22.

If a kingdom is divided: Besi ba oka haka akugu,3,24.

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DIVORCE, TO: drive away: ucha

If a man shall divorce his wife: Beaioha abj a^e

hachucha tdole, 10,11

DO, TO: oya; iya; aya

He hath done all things well: jlemba tai na hoya, 7,37.

What am I to do? Aichl be cha na mjya? 10,17

What wilt thou that I do (unto thee J? Nija bo na ajchj

maya? 10,51.

... I do to this man? mjya abj alajye? 15,12.

-------------- act: jya (hyaj

what will the lord do? Ajchj bocha na syopu hjhya?

DOCTOR, TO: erne

DOCTOR: aiyeme abj

DOCUMENT, writing: balua (Nyoro, ebaruha)

Moses commanded that a document be written: Musa hada

na balua na ahachogbwe, 10,4

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DOG: ibu

dogs eat the food: lbu hunu anue, 7,28.

DOOR: heya

he is at the doors: ichile hofu heya mba, 13,29

-------- entrance: itl

the door of the tomb: toohuohu a jti, 15,46.

---------- heya

he is nigh, even at the doors: jchjle ugbwa hofu, ichjle

hofu heya mba, 13£9•

---------- gateway: itjsl

the colt tied at the door outside: kajnagbwl bajtu

a itisi ljpl na, 11,4.

DOUBT, efu

DOVE, aljpapu

people who sold doves: abi ahalsopa aljpapu, 11,15.

DRESS, TO: jbu

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DRINK: avu

they gave him to drink: ba hetdj ltda avu bai,15,36.

and If they shall drink any deadly thing: hapi cha

best ba ahavu udu a hlsufu alye bapere, 16,18

DRINK, TO MIKE: lvu (causative of avu)

whosoever shall give you to drink: idere abl bapere

abu edl chi anl ahlvu, 9,41.

-------- uvu

the cup from which I drink: kopo a Idem musuvu nla;

10,39.

DRIVE OUT, cast out: ucha

authority to oast out devils: udu-kuba aljka ucha

lot^dle, 3,15

that (I said) they should cast (it; out: muja apucha,

9,18.

we saw a man casting out demons m thy name: amuhoto

able dalmonl ucha abe nabe: 9,38.

and they drove him away: ba hueha ltda, 12,3.

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DROWN, TO: (i)lute (?)

see 5,13.

DRY, withered: jho jj

the man with the withered hand: abi hedj hojj, 3,3.

DUEB, TO BE: igi

and the dumb to speak: bal abi ahjgj al bapere ahofu

ahjtoohu, 7,37#

DUST; sjli-slli (?)

shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against

them: anjhaohjtete anj a halu hene sjli-sjlie ajiye

mujjrllwa Ide mba, 6,11.

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EACH ONE: ititi (of. jte)

having given each one his work: benj tjbu ini hjbe

etjye ide ititi, 13,34.

EAR: upi

out off the ear: tumbi hube upje, 14,47.

a man who has ears: abj a ahjsoeha upj anj, 7,16

a deaf man: abj upj huna, 7,32. abj upj baotde, 7,37.

Moru: Miza, bf; Lendu, (le)bj; lugbwara, b

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ELDEST, first-born: agbwe

ELECT, chosen people: alyabllogo

ELSEWHERE: atdu pesl

Let us go elsewhere: Amu^o kalo a atdu pesl a

EMBARK, TO; opa

he entered into a ship: ba hopa hele hegbwe,

1 .38.

4,1.

EMBRACE, TO: (ljtetdj

then he embraced (hlirj: tumbl hjtetdl, 9,36.

END, TO: eba

eternal life: jgbwa^ola hageba a, 10,30.

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END: place of ending: ebapa

ENDURE, TO: stay,: upj

they endure for a short time: ahupi esinigj, 4,17

ENEMY: butu

my enemy: butu mat

thy enemy: butu njbadl

ENTER, TO: (ipasl

do not enter: naglohjiasi, 8,26.

ENVY: haga

ERR, TO: atde

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EVEN; usaha, usa

even my kingdom: usaha oka majya, 6,23.

even to eat: usa anu, 6,31.

EVENING: oluhuna

and when it was evening: hapi olu hasunu a, 14,17.

and when even was now come: hapi olu hajsocha unu abe a

15,42.

EXCEEDINGLY: jholahola

EXCEPT: usa

except in his own country: usa hene jdeguboa, 6,4.

EXIST, TO, be: ite

when shall these things be? oisa chi bocha hlte? 13,4.

Let it not be on the feast day: haglte na tjha ba oisa,

14,2

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EYE: uwehj

If thy eye offend: best hapl nauwehj hjleja, 9,47.

---------- of needle: plsjyo

to enter the eye of a neddle: hllasj pjsiyo a ipugj nja,

10,25.

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they faith: tochu-abe nlbal, 5,33

FAITH: toohu-abe

FAIL, TO: oda

they all fell down before him: bapere ahoda hene ltda uwe,

3,11.

FALSE: efpu

false Christs: baKrlsto ayefpumi

FAMINE, hunger: hullA

hungered: tumbl hull huna ltda, ii,12.

there shall be famines: hull here cha, 13,8.

FAR: tll&.

Thou art not far from the kingdom of God; Tllo ga

na nocha oka Mugu bat mba,12,34.

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FAR, afar: ihota

And Peter had followed him afar off: Hapl Petero

halsltoba Yesu a Ihota lye, 14,54.

FARTHING: kodolate (Nyoro: kodo^ ante)

FAST, TO: Isa

they are fasting: benl ahachlsa, 2,18.

they do not fast: haglsa, 2^.8.

on that day they will fast: hapl ubu ale cha ahisa, 2,19.

FATHER: my f., aba

thy father, ebe

his father, afo

(Lendu, aba; Moro: Miza, tepl; Logo, ata)

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FEAR, TO: to reverence: to respect: osu

Be not afraid: nagosu, 2^,36; anjhagosu, 6,50.

for they feared him: osu ahosu itda, 11,18.

for Herod feared John: jdere Herode haosu Yohana, 6,20

Honour thy father and mother: Nachosu ebe erne a, 10,19.

FEAST: maladj (Kingwana: maradadj)

---------- tjha

and chief places at feast: ubu a olutaj adj a tjha ina,

12,39.on the feast day: tjha ba ojsa, 14,2.

Now at the feast he used to release unto them one

prisoner: Hapj tjha hapa haobo ide almukoygobo edjHz

ahjsjto^ai, 15,6.

FEEL, TO: hear: ogi

she felt within herself: hogj agu a lgbwa, 5,28.

FEMALE: tobo

daughter, female dhlld: magu tobo, 5,33.

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FENCE: i abe

set a fence about it: hjte Ide mba labee, 12,1.

FEVER: much!ja, (Nyoro: omusujja)

FEW (not many): a esinjgl

they had a few fishes: ahaocha hebj a esjnigi, 8,6.

FIELD: hogbwe ?

FIELDS: misirj (flyoro: mtsjri)

FILL, TO: (l)taj

they filled twelve baskets: hjtai houe hott, 6,43.

--------- opu

filled a sponge with vinegar: hopu kjjumakuba chokj

hegbwe, 15,36.

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FIND, TO: come upon: up a

they found as he had said unto them: ahupa idem

hjsada ohj nj, 14,16.

lest he find you sleeping: ide hakupa anjye ubu-anj,

13,36.

FIRE: oX/uvC

seeing Peter by the fire: hlsoto okpwj mba, 14,67.

FIRM, TO BE, strong, make firm, strengthen: ltu

Be of good cheer (be of firm spirit): Anjtu anj ay-

boiuhehje, 6,50; Itu na boiuhehjye, 10,49.X

FIRST: superior: a mbu

but many who are first: idere abj aljka a mbu adj,

10,31.

-------- m front: ltu

Go into the village that is over against you: anulo na

hene a jmegbwl etu atdull, 11,2.

... desires to become first... hasj ajie dehu a itu, 9,35.

he goes before you: hjtado ani etuwe, 16,7

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FIRST, chief: uchu

What commandment is first of all? Achudu udu-adada bo

uohu nj al hisocha bapere al mba? 12,28.

---------- in time: uchu

On the first day of unleavened bread; Hapi uchu nj a

bugati agisjhofo ai bal, 14,12.

On the first day of the week: a ubu a uchu niya sabatu ba^

16, 9.

FISH: hebj

FISHERMAN: ajhebj afu ba (killer of fish)

FIVE: echj-mbu

seems to mean ’more than four1•

(cf. Lendu: (u)mbu)

FLEE, TO: (1)tana

let them flee into the mountains: hjtama bambachu, 13,14.

FOAM, TO; at the mouth: 1 tu wo utl

he foams at the mouth, tutu hjtu wo utl, 9,18

FOLLOW, TO: aoha

-------------- (ptoba

Follow me: Toba umwe, 2,14

FOOD: anu■■ ■■■■ ■ •

FOOLISHNESS: tobe-tobe lai, see 7,22.

FOOT: halu

having both feet: bent nocha halu a bapere, 9,45.

---------- ita

footstool of thy feet: hetn nlbalya ita, 12,36.9

FOREFATHER: Abagbwe ?

the kingdom of our forefather which comes: oka /Ljnbaj

Lai ni hjsele, i1,10

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FOR EVER, eternal; ububutai

see 3,29; 11,14.

FORGIVE, TO: (i)tana

Forgive if ye have aught against anyone; Anjhaohjtana

besi anjhaohocha tochu a abj mba, *’1,25.

------------ to take away; awu

FORGIVENESS, taking away; awu

f. of sins: udujtda awu baj, 1,4.

FORNICATION: aloha

FOUNTAIN: hohj

the fountain of her blood was dried up; tumbi ipa hohj

kapa jlafue, 5,28.

FOUR: eohj

four men: abj eohj, 2,3

lpumbunbuFRAGMENT, orumb: jmbumbu, jmpumbu, jpumbu (Variant

spellings); then they gathered fragments: tumbj ahitoso

imbumbue, 6,43.

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FRIEND: abj aitabadj

FRONT, IN: before: a uwe

they placed before them: ahjte Ide auwe, 8,7.

FRUIT: thehj

FULFILLED, TO BE: llemba (be good)

cometh to pass, is fulfilled: hllemba m oha, 11,23.

FULLY: tai

except they wash their hands oft: ahalgachu tat itda

hedjye llemba, 7,3.

he has done ali thlngs(fuily) well: llemba tai na hoya,

7,37

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GAIN, TO: secure: (1)tuga

see 8,36.

GARDEN: opu (?)

he planted a vineyard: hona opu muzablbu, 12,1.

cast him out of the vineyard: ba hllftpa ape opu megbwl,

12,7

GARMENT: klpu (?)

and many spread their garments: alika ahulu kipu-mie,

11,8.

------------ kufuku

their garments: kufuku ldebal, 11,7.

hls garments: kufuku itdabal, 14,63.

GATHER, TO: assemble: (1)lagl

they gathered to where he was: hocha beni llagl-ni

------------------ (|JtOSO

they call together the whole band: ba hl toso Ibute lya

bapere, 15,16.

many^ga the re d: abl alIka hltoso, 2,1

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GAZE AT, behold: (i p eba.

and there were also women beholding from afar:

Hapj tdole haocha ihota ahaupj jleba, 15,40

watoh: upj

they watched him: ba hupi jtda, 3,2.

GENTILES: abl lagalaga

and deliver him to the Gentiles; ahetdj itda abj lagalaga

10,33.

GET, TO, obtain: utdu

How is a man to get..? Aichj bo ha na abj hutdu?

GIVE, TO: etdi

salute in dismissal: mata etiye, 8,3

-------- hand over: ehe

give the vineyard to others: opue oha hehe abj pesi,12,9

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GLORY: udu-olu-taj

GNASH, TO; oba

and he g'Qnshed his teeth: tumbj hoba use gbwegbwe-iye

hobo, 9,18

GO, TO: olo

Go thou: nolo, 2,9. ulo, 5,19. Go ye: anulo, 11,2.

He went to the sea shore: ba holo otjri hegbwe, 3,7.

I go: molo, 14,32.

-------------- go along: ahi

go forward: aso

GO BEFORE, TO: precede: (1)tado

Jesus was going on before them (ahead of them): Yesu

lna beni hltado ide etuwe, 10,32.

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GO OUT, TO: (of motion out of, from) ogo

Come out of him: ugo-jl itda mba, 9,25.

Things which ccme out of a man: Udu ahisogo abi mbai,7,20

Let the Christ now come down from the cross:

Krlsto... hapogo upula ugbwa mba, 15,32.Leaving Jericho with the disciples: hjsugo Yefeifto a

al todj, 10,46.

—— heba

GO OUT, depart, reach: (1)lafu; (1)lafo.

and leaving the boat: ahjsilafu hele hegbwe, 5,2.

(of. Moru: Mlza, fo; jtugbara, Ke^lko, fo)

GO UP, TO: asaend: ose

they ware going up to Jerusalem: benj ahocha Jerusa^emu

ose abe, 10,32.

---------- (i)tatu

And going up into a mountain, he called the men... hapl

hjsjtatu bamba-lye ba hadu... 3,13.

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GO OD: llemba, jlepa.

good ground: hene a jlemba, 4,8.

a good man: abj 1 emba, 10,18.

It is good for thee to enter: hjlepa njlasj, 9,43.

GOODS, possessions, olu

We have left alls amuhjsobo olue bapere, 10,28.

GOSPEL: lnjill (from Arabic;

------------ toohu: tochu udu-abe

repent and believe in the Gospel: anal! anjhabe tochu, 1,15.

he preached the Gospel of God: benj hocha tochu udu-abe

Mugu baiye, 1,14.

GRAIN, corn: bulu

Pluck the gram: akj bulue, 2,23.

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GRASS (green; shill la (? shjl 1)

he commanded that they should sit down on the green

grass: Hltenl, ahambupl ba na hene shlllla jchu, 6,39.

9

GRAVE:

and

tomb: tohuchu

Tald him in a tomb: ba hlbu it da trohuchu hegbwe,

15,46.

GREAT, chief: ltirl

great men: abj tjrj, 6,21.

Who is the great man? abl tlrl bo ade? 9,34.

---------- big: iboba

a great stone: hjna boba, 9,42.

a loud voice: hltu boba, 15,34.

GREATER

in comparisons use the verb jiadj, pass, surpass.

One greater than t: itda 11 adj a umue manj, 1,7. (in strength)

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GREATLY: jholahola

GROW, TO: (j)lugbwa

-------------- to spring up: ota

GUESTCHAMBER: house: alyai

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John was clothed m camel hair: Yohana hajbu okapi

kupue (skin of okapi) 1,6.

HAND: hedl

Hands, Hedjnj

My hand: Mahedl/t *

Right hand: Hedi qgbwi; left hand, hedg leko, 10,40

-----— ?flst: ulagbwa

beating him with their hands: ba hl lama ltda u? agbwa,,

14,65.

HAND, TO BE AT: 11a

the time is at hand: ubu hila abe, 1,15.

my betrayer is at hand: alma^llupe jnl hlslle al ye, 14,42

HARD, TO BE: Ihotu

Are your hearts hardened? ihotu anl a boluhehl? 8,17.

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HARD: otu

because of their hard hearts: boiuhehj otu ldebal huha

njya, 10,5.

---------- difficult: jtj/da

How hard it is...’. Udu al al ko it Ida, 10, 23.

(of. Moru: Miza, rjtj be)

HARDNESS: ola

their hardness of heart: boiuhehj ola jdebaj a, 16,14.

HARVEST: itl

for the harvest is come! best ba itl hjhjka, 4,29.

HATE, TO: uj, uwj.

And ye shall be hated of a11 men for my name’s sake:

Hapl cha anjye ahui bapere mabe, 13,13.

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HAVE TO: ooha, upl

see Grammar, pp.

HEAD: uohu

ask for John the Baptist’s head: Yohana uchue tona alyabl-

batlsa tdale, 6,24.

ombu (?)

John whom j beheaded: Yohana lachl abl a amuhlsube ombu, ^16

HEAL, TO: jdo

thy faith hath healed thee: abe nlbai hido a mie, 10,52.

HEALED, BE, TO: odo

I shall be healed: nj oha mudo, 5,29.

HE&LEfr, TO BE:----

/then his eyes were restoned: tumbl uwehi hodo, 8,25

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HEAR, TO: feel, obey: ogj

let him hear: hapogi, 4,8.

felt within herself: hogi agu a lgbwa, 5,28.

and they obey: haogl, 4,4i.

(of. Moro: Miza: bl o-ga, listen)

HEART, inner man: bolu-hehj

HEAVEN: alu, halu

-------------- sky: haiu-itda

HEAVY, with sleep: esu

their eyes were heavy: ubu haesu Ide uwe, 1.4,40.

HELP, TO: huha

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HENCEFORWARD:

henceforward for ever: hlsugo cha ubalal ubu na, V,14

HERD: mahlo

Now there wa^on the mountain side a great herd of swine:i

Hapl tlko hocha mahlo bambachu, 5,11

----------makltda (?Makl)

the herd of swine: tlko makltda lai, 5,13.

HERD, TO: (1jllsa (Nyoro: rlsa)

the herdsmen: abl ahajslllsa, 4,14.

HERE: abula, atdu]a.

those wh& are here: ladl a ahisocha abula mba, 9,1.

He Is not here: ltda embl abula, 16,6

and straightway he will send It back here: lepananl ha hat 1

hapl atdula, 10.3

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HEW, TO: dig: udl

in a tomb hewn out of a rock: tohuchu hegbwe ahjsudi

ba]abalaj, 15,48.

(of. Moro: Miza,~u-1dj; Lugbwara and Logo 1 dj}

HIDDEN, TO BE: (1)lalo

but he cou^d not be hid , Idere gllalo esjyate haocha, 7,24

HIGH: lhata

HITHER: atdula

HOLD, TO: ltdl

-------- atda

holding the tradition of the elders: ahatda abltlrl ba

olwabuna, 7,3.

HONEY: merinti

wild honey:

(Lendu, ti)

?ntj.

merjnti bai meri al,

HONOUR: olu-taj

and places of honour at feasts: ubu a olu-tal adj a tlha

Ina, 12,39.

---------- udwolutaj (udu-olu-tai)

A prphet is not without honour: Nabj mba udwolutaj hakatde,

6,4.

HOUR, time: Isa

the sixth hour: jsa imaya, 15,33.

strength to watch one hour: manl a osjye jsa jte, 14,37.

------------ fpufpu

the hour might pass away from him: fpufpu hogo jtda mba, t 4,35

HOUSE: ajtra, al, ajyaj .̂

my house: ai mal

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HOW?:Aichj boha? Ajchj boha boha? Aichj be?

How oan Satan cast out Satan: Aichj boha boha Setanj hucha

Setanj? 3,24.

How is a man..? Aichj boCha na abj..? 8,4.

How then is he his son? Aichj be magu ltdabai? 12,37.

HOW MANY?

How many? ajpe bo?

How 1ong? ajpe bo ubu?

ebwamba bo cha? 9,19

HUNDRED: miya

300 pence: edjnall mjya echjna: "14,5

HUNDRED -FOLD: abu mjya

HUNGER: famine: huli

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HUNGRY: jduna

the hungry men: abl a iduna nl, 2,24.

HURT, TO: una

It shall in no wise hurt them: haguna cha ide eslyate, 16,18.

HUSBANDMAN: cultivator: alhupa

pl• alhupa-inl

HYPOCRISY: buhobl (Nyoro, bugobya)

HYPOCRITE: albuhobl

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I: pers. pro. umu, mu

see Grammar, p.

IF: usa

——"belcha, abelcha

best, best ba

IMAGE: likeness: udu-hatdu-a-hatdu

IMMEDIATELY: abulejnanl

IN: hegbwe

in the boat: hele hegbwe

in a charger: luchuba hegbwe

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INCREASE, TO: omu

INDIGNATION/, TO HAVE: (i)lachj

When Jesus saw it he had indignation: Yesu hl so to

alye hjlaohj : 10,14.

And there were some that had indication among

themselves: idere dehu hooha ballachi jdekugu,14,4

INHERITANCE: kingdom: oka

see 12,7 where oka is used in this sense.

INSURRECTION: stand-up: eoha

in insurrection: eoha hegbwe, 15,7.

INTELLIGENCE: bogl

he answered intelligent*’y: hlsall bogi jtutu a

12,34.

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INTO: hlhj (of. bolu-hehj)

send us into the swine: amutjsu na tlko hjht, 5,12.

IRON: Mavu (VKlngwana)

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JEALOUSY: hags

JOIN, TO: put together: aso

JOY: ohali

KEEP, TO: j tdj

all these things I have kept: abule bape miltdi,10,20

i----------(j tumbu

and they kept the saying: hapl ahitumbu tochu ale, 9,10

KILL, TO: afu

(cf. Moru; Miza u-fu; Logo, Keliko, fu)

K?LL» ufu (causative form of afu)

and cause them to be put to death: ahufu cha ide,13,12

even unto death (killing will cause my death), afu cha

umue hufu, 14,32.

KINGDOM: oka

The Kingdom of God: oka Mugu bai, 4,26.

KISS, TO: (l)laji uti-ye

whomsoever I kiss: abesj na ^e a uti-ye mqiajt, 14,44

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KNEEL, TO: Ikpweta (jkwa-fta)

KNOW, TO: etda

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LACK, TO: atde

LAND: cultivated: oohl-nl-pa (where one is born?)

-------- or land: usa ochl-nl-pa, 10,29.

---------- land, dry land, shore: lkeke

LAST: llpo

become last: ahlsajl cha Tlpo al, ’’0,3'’.

LAUGH, TO: laughjt at: ome

they laughed him to scorn: ahome ltda, 5,40

and they shall mock him: ahome ftda, 10,34.

LAWFUL, TO BE: llemba (be good)

Is It lawful...? Hllemba bo...? 3,4

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LAY, TO: bury: ona

and laid It in a tomb: ba hona tohuchu hegbwe, 6,29.

LEAD ASTRAY, TO: (i)lupe

LEAF: ipl

seeing a (fig) tree afar off having leaves: Hisjieba

ugbwa jpl anj a jhota, 11,13.

LEAVE, TO: ubo

for this cause a man shall "'eave father and mother:

Idenj gabo abj hubo afo atda, 10,7.

— (i)lafu

and leaving them outside: hjsjiafu ide a tefu ajye,5,40

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LEAVE, TO: cease to do: abandon: obo

We have left all: amuhjsobo olue bapere, 10,28.o

They left him: ba hobgf it da, 12,12

If he leaves no children: bet gobo mague, 12,19.

Now at the feast he used to release unto them: Hapi ti

hapa haobo ide, 15,6.

Why hast thou forsaken me? Aohudu baj bo umue nobo?

15,3.

LEAVEN: ekjtumbjsa (Nyoro, ekjtumbjsa)

LEFT HAND: hedj a leko j « little hand)

LEG: habe

LEPROSY: ?tupj

see 1,40. But at 14,3 we have Simonjba a tumbj anile:

in the house of Simon the leper (?)

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LET BE, TO: jya

Let be, let us see: lya-ba-na amuhoto, 15,36.

LIE DOWN, TO: sleep: ubu

LIFE: jgbwaola

enter into ’’ife: llasl igbwaola, 10,17

life without end: lgbwaola hageba a, 10,30

LIFT UP, TO: (1jlogo

then he lifted him up: tumbj ba hllogo jtda, 9,27.

LIKE, TO: love: osa

LIKEN, TO: (l)tope

we liken the Kingdom of God: amuhjtope oka Mugu baiye

4,30.

QO

LIKEN, TO: opa (?)

For they perceived that he spoke His parable against

them (i.e. likened them by this parable): idere tumbi

ahetda ide nj hjsopa mopa ale a, 12,12.

LIMB: ipu

LINEN: bafuta (Nyoro: Bafuta)

a linen cloth: kombe bafuta ba, 15,46.

LIPS, mouth: uti

with their lips: uti-nj ajye nj, 7,6.

LIQUOR: (?Engl ish), eliga

new wine, liquor: eliga jledtu, 2,22.

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LITTLE: lleko

little ones: atdl a lleko, 9,42.

--------------(Of time and space): eslgl

going forward a little: Hjsaso njya eslgj, 14,35.

and after a little while: Hapi eslgl... 14,70

LOAF: bread: bugatl (Swahili, omugatl)

he took the five loaves: ba hatda bugatiye echjmbu, 6,41.

LOCUST: sjpl

and he ate locusts: hapi hanu slple, 1,6.

LONG: far: jhota

long robes: kombe a jhota, 12,38.

they put on him a long robe: ba hjbu ltda kombe a jhota-

lye, 15,17

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LOOK, TO: atdj

see thou tell not: atdl-ba-na nagjtoohu, 1,44.

---------- look at: watch: osl

He looked up to heaven: tumbi host halujtda, 6,41.

looking at the Temple: halsosj yekalu a, 13,3.

Watch ye therefore: anjhachupl oslye, 13,35.

------------ look to, think of, desire: osj

If he desires to save (his life; abesl ie host Ido, 8,35.

LOOK ROUND UPON, TO: jtlbu uwehlye: ’to send eyes’.

Then Jesus looked round about: Akl Yesu hltlbu a ltda

uwehlye: 10,23.

LOOK ROUND, TO: (1jhole

when they looked round: ahjslhole nj atdj nja, 9,8.

LOOK STSDFASTLY, TO: (l)logbwu

then he looked steadfastly: tumbi hllogbwu ltda uwehje

udwotu-du, 8,25

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LOST, TO BE: (1)magu

It is lost: ba hjmagu, 2,22.

LOUD, big: iboba

a loud voice: hltu boba, IS,34.

LOUDLY: halu

they cried: ba hjtenj halu (Nyoro, halguru). n,9.

LOVE, TO: like: osa

I like: mosa, 1,40; Thou Mkest, Nosa, 1,40;

he likes, hosa; we like, amuhosa: you like, anjhosa,10,36.

he does not like, gosa, 9,30; they do not like, agosa,6,26.

This Is my beloved son: (?thou art): jnj nj ma^qgu musosal,

1,11.

IXJST, desire for: agl~nl

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MAGGOT: tjtro, tjto.

MAKE, TO: do: (1jlusj

--------- prepare: (jjbala

make his paths straight: anjbaia tubj gbwogbou, **,3.

MALE: man: agbwj

MAN (homo;: abi

a great man, chief, abitjrj

vlr, male: agbwi, (cf. Logo, ago;

- ---------young man: asobu

MANY: aljka

many people: abi a*Hka, 3,8.

MANY, How? aipe bo?

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MARKET:

when they come from the market: ahajseji ahopi ku

alye, 7,4.

MARKET PLAGE: hopj-pa, ?hopjpa di

MARRIAGE, TO GIBE IN; (i)losi;

nor given in marriage: usa ilosj a aj taj, 12,25.

MARRY, TO: aga

MASTER:

goodman of the house: aiubo

-------- teacher: Labi, Labofri (Hebrew: Rabbi;

---------- owner: syopu

What will the lord of the vineyard do? Aichj bo cha

na syopu hlya?, 12,9.

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ME: umu, umue

answer me: analj-jj umu, 11,30.

have mercy on me: tana umue, 10,47.

MEASURE: lolo

MEASURE, TO: (i jlega (Nyoro: lenga)

MEMORIAL: agl-du

MEND, TO: atu

mend nets: atu bukere, 1,19

MERCY,HAVE, TO: (l)tana

Jesus, have mercy on me: Yesu, tana umue: 10,47

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MERCY, TO HAVE: kanjla

He had compassion on them: tumbi hjkanjla ide, 6,34.

MIDST, IN THE: ibolu

stand in the midst there: eoha jbolu ni atduli, 3,3

the boat was in the midst of the sea: hele haocha jbolu

a mje-mje, 6,47.

he stood up in their midst: heoha ide a jboiu, 14,60

MIGHTY: a manj

MIND: lagu

with all thy mind: 1 agu njbal ya bapere, ''2,30

MITE: sege (Nyoro: masege, poverty)

she put in two (small) mites: jtda hjbu ekpwe sege

atdje, 12,42.

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MOCK, TO: (1)suku

they mocked him: ahjsuku a ltda, 15,32.

-e- -------------- Ite enako (Nyoro: okute'ra Xnakuj

and when they had mocked him: Hapi ahjslbe ltda enako

lte la nl|a, 15,20.

MONEY: lupja (Nyoro: eruplya, rupee)

and saw many people putting money into it: haisoto abl

a^ika hjsjbu lupla ajye, 12,41.

------------ coin: feza

MONEYCHANGERS : abl a ahalsjlegbwl feza, 11,15.

MOON: rjmba (? rj-mbaj

and the moon shal1 not give her ’’lght: hapi cha rjmba

haglchamu, 13,24.

(of. Moru: Mlza: lmba; Logo, mba; Lugbwara, jmba;

Lendu, bl)

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MORNING: obu huolu

very early: obu hu/obu, 16,2.

-------------- obu-hube

very early, before day: olwobu tltl

and tn the morning early: Hapi olwobu tjtl hegbwe

eholahola na, 1,35.

MORROW, ON THE: obu hu

MOTHER:

my, jma

thy, erne

his, atda

MOTHER-IN-LAW: lyaohu

Simon’s mother-in-law: Slmonl lyaohu, ’’,30

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MOUNTAIN: hill: bamba, bambaohu

at the Mount of Ogives: bamba zeltunl bai mba, 11,1.

to this mountain: a bamba ale, 11,23.

on the Mount of Olives: a bambachu a zeltunl, 13,3.

MOURN, TO: ooha taohj mba

as they mourned and wept: taohl mba ahaocha, 16,10

MOUTH: utl

(of. Logo, Lugbwara, tl)

MUCH: alika

much authority,: udukuba alika, 3,15

MURMUR, TO: (j)lambi

and they murmured against her: Bapere ahi’iambj ltda

mba, 14,5

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MJSTARD: kaljdall (Nyo ro: akaradai1)

MY: ma, maj

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NAKED: ateya

ba fled naked: hlsltama ateya, 14,52.

NAME, TO: abe ote

and Simon he surnamed Peter: hapi Simonl a abe hote

Petero, 3,16.

------------ call: adu

NATION: mahaga (Nyoro: mahanga)

NEAR: ugbwa

they came near: ba haso ugbwa, 10,35.

he is near: lohl le ugbwa hofu, 13,29.

NEED, TO: seek: Itoi

they do not need: hagltoi cha, 2,17.

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NEEDLE: lpugj

NET, for fishing: bukere

NEVER: eslgjte

and never enter into him again: nakapa jtdamba

allnje esigjte, 9,25.

NEW, adj. abu

new tongues: trochu abu a

NEW: obu

new cloth: kombe obu, 2,21.

a new teaching: to di* a obu, 1,27.

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young,NEW:/of things: atdj

NIGHT: husa, (of. o^u-hu)

day and night: olsa ba husa, 4,26.

NINTH:

the ninth hour: jsa apuchwaj

NO, NONE: embj

having no food: anu embj ahooha, 8,3.

NOISE, MAKE A : ory aloud: osj

then he cried aloud: tumbj hosj, 9,26.

NOT: esiyate

used for emphasis, never, not at all.f

shall not die: hakotde cha esiya\e, ^1tr

do not rebuke him: anj haglsita^u ide esjya^e, 10,14.

105

NOW: upula, ubala

----- at once: upulanlZ

I will that you give meat once: mosa umu netl upulani 7

6,25.

NUMBER, TO: count: obi

He was numbered with the sinners: Hapl na ahobl

ltda alhdu-magu-ina, 15,27.

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OATH: ope

he did not "’ike the oath at all: agosa itda ope

esjyaMe, ? a mistranslation

OBEY: TO: hear: ogj

OFFEND, TO: cause to stumble: 1 ja; leja

whosoever shall cause a little child to stumble,

abi bapere besl edj abi hjja atdj a lleko, 9,42.

If thy hand cause thee to stumble: Besl nahedj

hachjleja, 9,43.

OFFENDED, TO BE: (1jlore

ai i of you shall be offended: anj bapere cha anlhlTore

aheli, 14,27.

I will not be offended: magilore cha, 14,29.

OFFER, TO: sacrifice: hoga (Nyoro: honga)

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OFFERING: sacrifice: kjjjla (Nyoro?)

and offer the offering: njhoga kjjjla

OFTEN: abu aljka

OIL: machuta (?Kingwana)

OINTMENT: machuta (? Ki ngwana)

OLD: jletdu

no man seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment:

abj ahjsjsuna kombe obu aiye jletdu aj mba a iyembe

edjate, 2,21.

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ONE: ite

one hour: jsa ite, 14,37.

their witness agreed not together {was not one sort):

ubunj jdebal haooha jhu Ite ga, 14,56.

---------- one out of many: jha

one of his disciples: aitodj jtdabadj a jha, 13,1

one of the prophets: Ba nabj a jha, 8,28.

t e,ONE BY ONE: a edydj

ONLY: enl

suffixed to pronouns s self; umu-enj, myself;

guenj, himself.

---------- emphatic: pe

but only God: Mugu nj ite nj pe, 10,18

OR: usa

under a basket or under a bed: hou hegbwe usa bulu

hegbwe: 4,21.

seef 6,8, TO,29

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ORDER, TO: command: ada

ORDER THAT, IN: udu a

in order that he might go and carry his cross: udu a

holo hjtalj na musalaba jtda baiye, 15,21.

OTHER, different: pesj; jpesj

and there are other things: hapl udu pesj haooha, 7,4

and went into another country: ba holo hene pest, 12,1 .

---------- different: ipu

How can ye understand all other (parable)? Atohj bocha

anjhachetda jpue bapere?1

OUTSIDE: tefu

they were outside: benl ahocha tefu, 3,31.

nothing outside (a man): udu pest embj tefu, 7,15.

---------- MPi na

tied at the gateway outside: baitu a itis! Tipi na, 11,4.

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OVER, upon: uchu

and poured the ointment over him: ba huru a machura

ltda uchu, 14,3.

OVERCOME, TO: (1)lema (Nyoro: 1 ema)

then they could not: it overcame them: tumbj hi1 ema

ide, 9,18

I

OVERTHROW, TO: (l)tu#u

then he overthrew the tables: tumbj hjtulu mesa, 11,15

this appears a mistranslation: elsewhere ituiu is

of rising, raising.

»

1

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PAIN: henh

PALSY: itoba

slok of the palsy: abj huna ba-itoba nja, 2,3.

PARABLE: ogbwe; mopa (?mapa)

PARENTS:

people who gave them birth: abi a ide ahlsoohj alye

13,12

PASS, TO; (i)lodj

as he was passing there: hapi haisllodj aiye, 2,14

.....................LUladl

one man was passing: edj abi hail adj, 15,21.

----------------- pass by, along: amha

------------------ of time: ata, 14,70

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PASSOVER: lodl

when they sacrifice the P.: idem abu ahjsitti lodl

nj a, 14,12

PENNY: edjnalj (Nyoro, edinali)

PERFUME, spice: atugu

a box of perfumed ointment: kjdo machuta bal ya

atugu baj, 14,3.

PERSECUTION: oj-nj

with persecutions: oj-nj a, 10,30

PHYSICIAN: aiyeme-abj

PINE AWAY, TO: be thin: Abjbi

then he pineth away: tumbi lgbwa hlbibi hobo, 9,18.

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PITCHER: hadaa pitcher of water: hada u ba, 14,13

PL&CE: ibu

there shall be earthquakes in divers places: tumbl

cha slllpl hjte Ibu dehu, 13,8.

Behold the place where they laid him: uto-ba ibu a

Idem ltda ahjslte, 16,6.

(of. Moru: Mi. za, vo; Kellko vo;

--------------ubu

the whole place: ubu bapere, 1,33

and chief places at feasts: ubu a oiutal adj a tjha

lna, 12,39.

Is ubu miswritten for ubo?

-------- pa suffixed to verbal noun jro denote place or time,

time, or place, to eat: anu-pa, 6,31.

an ending place, end: eba-pa, 13,13.

a sleeping, or resting place: ubu-pa, 14,15.

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PLAIT, TO: odu (?)

they plaited a crown of thorns: ba hoduwe inabut ere

hohj ba: 15,17.

why hoduwe here?

PLANT, TO: ona

I a man planted a vineyard: edi na abi hona opai

muzabjbu baiye, 12,1.

PLEASE, TO:

they were greatly pleased: ohali hafu ide iho^ahola:

(lit. joy killed them greatly)

i -i

J PLEASED, TO BE: idiom: ohali hafu, ’joy kills’.i she pleased them: ohali hafu ide jholahola, 6,22.

PLUCK, TO: akj

the disciples began to pluck the corn: aitodj huchj

akje bu^ue, 2,23

PLUCK OUT, TO: draw out, jhj.

pluck out thy eye: tumbl njhj nauwehj a Itda, 9,48.

drawing his sword: hjsjhj ufo alye, 14,47.

POOR: eya

poor people: abi yeya

PORCH: upkwasl a jtjsi

see 14,68.

PORTER, door-keeper: aitupu

POSSESS, TO: fuga

even all her living: jtda hjsjfuga chi, 12,44.

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POUR, TO: uru

see 14,3.

POWER, authority: udu-kuba

see 2,10, 3.15

---------- strength: mani (Nyoro: manl)

such powers: manl al al, 6,14.

PRAY, TO: ask for: (1)tona

I go to pray God: mo7o mutona Mugue, 14,32.

they began to ask him to do: Beni ahocha ltona abe

hoya na.•• 15,8.

PRAYER: tona-4^c

My house shall be (called) a house of prayer for a1!

the nations: al mat na abl mahagal ba tona-du al na?

11,17.

PREACH, TO: udu toohue

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PRECIOUS, TO BE: uda

a great thing which is precious (?shouid be kept):

udu boba hlsudal, 14,3.

PREPARE, TO: get ready: lgbwa

PREVIOUSLY, first: lebana

Ellas must come first: Eriya hambere lebana, 9,11.

PRIDE, lka-nl

PRIEST: nyakatagara (Nyoro: nyakatagara)

PRISONER: almukogobo

118

PROPHESY: ochl

Isaiah prophesied well about you: isaya hochj

llemba anlbatdu-jye, 7,6.

--------------divine: (1) taka

Prophesy, who struck thee: Taka na, ade hll ama bo

lnlye, 14,65.

XPUBLICAN: ta^gatherer: alowa

•

PUT, TO: to put on: to wear: Ibu

he was clothed: benl hjbu kombe, 5,14

and put him in prison: ba hjbu mukogobo al hegbwe,

6,17.

------------ place, lay: Itde; Itre.

they beheld where he was laid: ahlsoto Idem abu ahlsltd ltda, 15,47.

119

PUT FORTH, TO: (1)tabu

and puts forth its leaves: lpl haitabu a, 13,28.

PUT TOGETHER, TO: a so

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QUICKLY, suddenly: ifofo

if he comes suddenly: abei cha here lfofo, 13,36

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RANKS, lines: utdi

They sat down m ranks by hundreds and by fifties:

ba hupl utdj a hutdl kpwal, ahutdl mjya edi

apuchje echjmbu a, 6,40.

RANSOM;

The Nyoro okuoungura is translated (10,45; by

1tuka, ’beseech1: ltda lgbwaola etdl a ltuka abi aljka

and to give his life a ransom for many.

RATHER THAN: use (1 ;nadl, pass

rather than/'go into Gehenna: jladje olo Gehena hegbwe,

9,43.

REACH, TO: (1;lafu

they could not get even to the door: agjk-uba ulafue

usa jtlsi, 2,2

when ye reach the city: abesl ba na anjhjiafu hene

a lbo*»u, 14,13.

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READ, TO: soma (Nyoro, somaj

Have you not read? Anigjsoma? 2,24.

READY, right: aoha

... who shall prepare thy way: jtda u^usl aoha

gbwogbwou mbaiye, 1,2.

REAP, TO: ujl

straightway he reaps: abu^elnanl hujl, 4,28.

REASON, TO: agl

REBUKE, TO: ubu

he rebuked Peter: hubu Petero, 8,33.

he rebuked those who brought them: hubu abi a ahlsele

alye, 10,13.

REBUKE, TO: (ljtale up!

he rebuked the spirit: tumbj hl tale lotdj a up 1,9,24.

—-------- (I)taiu

then we rebuked him: tumbj amuhltaiu, 9,38.

do not rebuke him: anjhagisitalu jtda, 9,39.

------------to address m a loud voice; thunder at: osl.

And many rebuked him: alika abj hosl ltda, 10,48.

RECEIVE, TO: acoept: abe

REED: golo

they smote his head with a reed: Ba hl lama goio ltda

uchuwe, 15,19.

-------------- klseke (Nyoro: museke)

REFUSE, TO: gosa (not to like)

he refused the vinegar: gosa Ide chokl a, 15,23.

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RELEASE, TO: jdo

would ye that I release unto you the king?... anjja bo

na ide wa mt do LI aka... ? 15,9.

REMAIN, TO: stay: (1;tete

for the poor ye have with.you aiway, but me ye have not

always: abi yeya ina gabo anjhitete lsa oiuhobu,

ldere umu makjtete ko ant na upje oiuhobu, 14,7.

(of. Lugbwara, te)

REMOVE, TO: take away: awu

REND, TO: tear: be rent, torn: (1Jlala

--------------aka

REPENTANCE: al j-nj

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REPORT: mbjno

the report of him went out: mbino ltdabal hllafu,

1,28.

RESPECT, TO: honour: osu

Honour thy father and mother: Naohosu ebe erne a,i0,19

REST, TO: (1) ju

take your rest now: anlju-na upula, 14,4’’.

RESURRECTION: tulu

who say there is no resurrection: ideja tulu embl na,

12,18.

RETURN, TO: go back: ojl

then she went home: Tumbj hogi agubo, 7,30.

(cf. Moru: Ivllza ogo, go back there; ego, come back (here)

Logo: ago and gu; Lugbara, go)

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RICHES: nafuga

How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the

Kingdom of God? udu alaj ko jtjda abj a ahjsooha

nafuga jlasi a oka Mugu baj hegbwe at thoi al 10,23.

RIGHT:

right hand: hedj a agbwi

RIGHTEOUS: ihlklrlre (Nyoro; hikjrjrej

RISE, TO: of the sun: oti

when the sun was risen: beni oj hotj, 4-2, 16,2.

---------- raise:awake: (1) tulu

he '’les down and rises up: hubu ba hltu~>u, 4,26.

they woke him: ahltu^u jtda, 4,38.

when they are risen from the dead: ahlsitu^u a otde ku

12,35

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ROAD, path: gbwogbwou

RO BEER: ajhoka

------ ----- ade

two robbers: ade ekpwe

ROCK: baiabal a

some fall on stony ground: jha hoda balabala jchu,

4,5.

ROT.L, TO: obi

and rolled a stone against the door of the tomb:

ba hobl hjna tochuchu a Itl, 15,46.

---------- roll away,to: (1jlall

who shall roil us away the stone? Ade jna booha na

omuhjlaM hjna alalye? i6,3.

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ROOF: alyachu

ROOT: Iinull

they have no root in themselves: ide a imull embj

eslglte, 4,17.

ROOT OF TREE: Ita (foot)

RULE, TO: (1)lema (Nyoro, lema)

RUMOUR: tone

wars and rumours of wars: utde a tone m utde ba

13,7.

RUN, TO: (1)tama

esp. to run from.

they ran from the tomb: ba hltama tohuohu, 16,8

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SABBATH: Sabjtl

SACRIFICE, TO: itl (1tilj

when they sacrifice the Passover: jdenj abu ahjsltl

Lodi nja, 14,12.

—-—— SACRIFICE, TO OFFER: ogera (Nyoro: hongera)

SAKE:

•my sake* is translated by tochu, word; e.g. ^0,29.

for my sake and the Gospels, ma tochu ai bai tochu

bat ya»

SALT: idj

(of. Moru: Miza, tei; Logo, tel; Lugbwara, af1)

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lr

SALUTATION: mat/

they saluted him, asked him a salutation: ba hllodu

ltda matle, 9,15.

SALUTE, TO: llodu matlye

they began to salute him:

matlye, 15,18.

ba hibwaga lloduwe ltda

SANDAL: bllato

but be shod with sandals: Idere aholo benj bllato

Ide b&lye, 6,8.

SATISFY, TO: is!

able to satisfy bellies: hlkuba jsj hegbwe-»ini,8,4.

SATISFIED, TO BE: hegbwe osi

Let the children first be satisfied: jya-ba-na atdj

a hegbwe hosj

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SAVE, TO: jdo

He saved others, himself he cannot save: abi dehue

na hajdo, haglkuba-ha na ldonie ague, 15,31.

SAVED, BE, TO

SAVOUR, taste: hodu

SAY, TO: najo

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see Efe-Engllsh vocabulary, and Grammar, p.

-------------- speak: (1)tochu

they were saying with the Scribes: aha1sup1 Itochu

niya ayogbwe ni jna niya, 15,31.

SCATTERED, TO BE: echo

- I2qe-

SEA: lake: otiri (big water)

by the side of the sea: otlrl megbwl, 4,1.

into the sea: otlrl hegbwe, 9,42. at the sea, 9,31.

J* ------------?waves: mle-mle

j the boat was in the middle of the sea: hele haocha

| ‘ ibolu a mje-mle, 6,47.

SEAT: hetl, het11

chief seats m the synagogue: hetl ya ibo^u nl adl

a toso-nl-pa, 12,39.

SECOND, of two or more: ekpweI

the second is this: ekpwe Iko lai, 12,31.

»SEE, TO: oto

Behold! uto-ba, 10,33: I see, ^iipto, ’’2,15; thou

seest, noto, 5,30; he sees, hot_p, 1,16; we see,

amuhoto, 9,38; you see, anjhoto; they see, ahoto,

4,12.

SEE, TO: atdj

see, look: see thou tell not, atdj-ba-na nagjtochu,

1,44.

SEE AGAIN, TO: itau

straightway he received his sight: abui ejnanj uwehi

hjtau, 10,52.

SEED: Heu

SEEK, TO, want: jtol

SEIZE, TO: ote

and they desired to seize him: Hapi ahajtoi itda ote

12,12.

SELECT, TO: choose: (i )logo

he chose twelve: ba hllogo apuchi jkjkpwe, 3,14.

SELL, TO: ogo (?)

men who were selling: abl a ahajsogo, 11,15.

----------------o^a

Go and sell: ulo nepa udu, 10,21.

SE ND, TO: (t) tj su

send us &nto the swine: amutjsu na tjkohihl, 5,12.

-------------- (j;tjbu

the king sent a soldier: maka hjtjbu siljkanje, 6,27.

and he shall send his angels: hapi cha le httjbu

malajka itda ba, 13,27.

SEPARATION: uka-nj

... be written (a document) of separation for th/y wife:

ahaohogbwe uka-nj bajye tdole anj ai bai, 10,4.

SERVANT: alyoluaso

-

SERVE, TO; minister to: olu-aso

and they ministered to him: benj ahooha jtda olu-

aso abe, 1,13.

SERVICE: ho ju

she ministered unto them: ba haso ide boju, 7,31.

SEVEN: laiodu

SHAKE OFF, TO: (i)tete

then shake off: tumbj anjhaohltete, 6,11.

SHAKEN, TO BE: igbwa hub!

shal 1 be all shaken: tumbi oha igbwa hub! bapere,

13,25.

SHAME: sonl (Nyoro: nsoni)

129,

SHEEP: butama (Nyoro: utama)

SHEPHERD: ajiIsa

SHINE, TO; give light: amu

SHOE: kakalto (Nyoro, ukaj to)

his shoe strings: muleba kakalto-nl-bai, 1,6.

£ SHORTEN, TO: to cut (short): ube

If the Lord had not shortened those days: Maka

r halgjsube ha ubu ale, 13,20.

SHOW, TO: (1jtodu

he was manifested, he showed himself: hltodu aguwe,

16,12.

go and show thyself: ulo nltodu nlgue, 1,44.

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SHOW, TO: atu

sign of these things which shows all their coming

near: mobo abule bal hjsatu nj a ere mba ugbwa

bapere? 13,4.

SICK, TO LIE: Ibl

Simon’s mother m law was lying sick: Hapl Simonj

lyachu ahocha bajbj, 1,30.

SICK: lhuna .

sick man: abi-huna, 2,9

sick people: abjffabu huna-lnl, 2,17.

a deaf man: abl upl huna, 7,32.

SICK, TO BE: to suffer: una

sick people: abl-huna, i,32.

SICKLE: bulugwe

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SICKNESS: huna

SIDE: imegbwl, megbwl

by the side of the sea: otjrl megbwl, 2,13.

by the side of the road: gbwogbwou megbwl, 4,4

Bight side: imegbwl agbwj, 16,5.

------------ SHORE: tau

sea-shore: otlri tau, 5,1.

the other side: tau ale, 6,45.

they crossed over: ba hose tau, 8,13.

the farther side of Jordan: Yo^udanl tau, 10,1.

STGH, TO: (1jlambl

then he sighed in his spirit: Tumbl hjrambl ltda

bolu hegbwe, 8,12.

------------ (1jrambj

then he sighed: tumbl hjrambl, 7,34.

SIGN: mobo

and these xgX® signs shall follow: hapl mobo al al

hulo cha, 16,17

T32

SIGN, A: aiyoto, (thing seen)

SILENT, TO BE: uhu

then they were silent: ba huhu, 11,6.

Peace,be still: Uhu-baI 4,39.

SIN: udu-itda

SING, TO: owa jmbu

and when they had sung a hymn: Hapi ahjsjbe owa

jmbu nl a.•• 14,26.

SINNER: aimagu; ajudu-magu

SISTER: atda agbwihere

and are not his sisters/with us? Perezj atda agbwjna

amugocha jdeina abula amubadi a? 6,3.

-------------- atda-mbu

and sisters: atda-mbu-jna, ''0,30.

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SIT, TO: tu

he sat thereon: ba tu jchu, 11,7.

-------- stay, remain: upl

but he was (stayed) outside In the desert: Idere haupl

tefu merl, 1,44.

he was sitting: bent hocha baupl, 5.15

it is not good to live with the woman: llemba ga

njsupl itdole, 6,18

he sat down: hupt hene, 9,35.

sit ye here: Anupl-ba na abula, 14,32.

SIX: maiya

six days: ubu maiya, 9,2.

SIXTH: lmaya

the sixth hour: Isa lmaya, 15,33.

SIXTY: apuohl maiya

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SKIN: kupu

a leathern (skin) girdle: muleba kupu baj, 1,6.

SLAVE: leu

he sent a servant (slave) to the husbandmen:

hjtjbu lene hoi a alhupa-inj-mba, 12,2.

SLEEP, TO: ubu

he was asleep in the stern of the boat: agu hocha ubu

hele a itu, 4,38.

he found (them) sleeping: hupa ubu anj, 14,40.

sleep on and take your rest: ubu-a bo na anjhooha aniju

na upula, 14,41.

SMAIL, little: ileko

little child: magu leko, 9,36.

little child: atdj a ileko, 9,37.

--------------- small fish: hebj leko atdj, 8,7.

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SMITE, TO: scourge: (1jlama

I will smite the shepherd: abu edj cha mulama afisa

14,27.

SNAKE: uwa

see 16,18.

SOAK, TO: opu

filled a sponge (?soaked): hopu kljumakuba, 15,36.

SOFT, tender: (jjhjma

when its leaf has become tender: ide a jhu^e besi ba

jhjma du a, 13,28.

SOLDIER: basuda

---------- sjljkani (Nyoro: serjkale)

the king sent soldiers: maka hjtjbu silikanje, 6,27.

SOME: dehu

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SOME: ite

-------- ihu

after some days: ubu a ihu, 2,1

SON: Magu, ugbwe

This is my son: Magu maj nl ie, 9,7.

Son of man: magu abl bal,9,]2; abl ba magu al, 9,31;

magu abl ba, 13,26.

A little child: magu leko, 9,36.

---------- kagbwl

James the son of Zebedee: Yakobo Zebedayo kagbwl, 1,19

SONS OF THE BRTDECHAMBER: atdl-tdole-ubu-bal, See 2,18.

SORROW: tachj

as they mourned (were m sorrow) and wept: tachl mba

ahaooha oba jna, 16,10.

SORROWFUL, TO BE: (l)talu

began to be sorrowful: hjgbwaga Italuwe, 13,11.

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SORRY, TO BE: (l)taohj

he went away sorrowful: ba ho^o benj hitachj, 3 0,22.

SORT, kind: jhu

this sort: jhu al al, 9,29.

SOUL, inner man: bolu-hehj

-------- life,: igbwaola

with ail thy soul: igbwaola njbaj ya bapere, 12,30.

SOUR: jhoku

SOW, TO: oie

a sower went out to sow: aiffyfaQ^e holo o^e-ku, 4,3.

I*'SOWER: aj-^na-oi e; ayoi e

SPEAK, TO: tell, say: (j jteni

I say, muten!, 13,37; thou sayest, njteni, he says

hjtenj, 3,33; we say, amuhjtenl; you say, anihjtenl,

they say, ahltenl; I do not te^l, magttenj, 11,33;

they did not tell, agltenj, 16,8.

---------- (l)tala ? ?

see 5,39, with reference to tumultuous weeping;

and 4,33, with reference to speaking without parables

(this translates Nyoro, atabazej

SPICE: perfume: atugu

SPITL, TO: pour: pour out: osj

spilt for many: hjsosi abi a^ka bat, 14,24.

SPIRIT:bolu

Holy Spirit: Bo^u-egbwa

-------- evil spirit: lotdj

he has an evil spirit: lotdj jtda hocha, 8y38 3,29.

139

SPIT, TO: ubu tutuwe

and they did spit upon him: ba hubu tutuwe ltda igbwa,

15,19

SPITTLE: tutu

(Of. Kedlru, to; Lakamadl, tu; Lugbwara, tutu 0011a: tu

SPOIL, TO: (l)lado

and spoil his goods: ba ltda ba o^u alye hjlado bapere

3,27.

SPONGE: kljumakuba (Nyoro; ekj jumankuba)

They dipped a sponge m medicine: tumbi hopu kjjumakuba

cokl hegbwe, 15,36.

SPREAD: ulu

many spread branches: aijka ahulu kjpu-lnje, 11,8

SPRING UP,grow: ota

and the thorns grew: ba hohi hota, 4,7

He does not know how they grew: cha ketda hlsota lye,

4,27.

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SPRING UP, TO: (1 jkpwobo

then it sprang up: tumbj hlkpwobo, 4,5.

STAFF: hobj

STAND, TO: echa

STAR: bjbl

(of. MorujMiza, *bi*bi; Logo, *bitblnya; Lugbwara,

Luiuba, 1 * bl * bl)

STAY, TO: remain: Ibe

as an auxiliary - when he had finished.

after he was risen: hjsjbe ltulu njya, 16,14.

when he had blessed: hapi hisi be jsjmanj a, 14,23

--— sojourn; abu

141

STEADFAST: a steadfast ’’ook: udwoto-du

see 8,25.

STEAL, TO: oka

Bo not steal: Nagihoka, 10,19

--------- (•[ ado

STERN, of boat: ltu

STONE: hma

a big stone: hlna boba, 9,42.

STOOP, TO: fu

the latohet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down

and unloose: maglkuba ha ltda fuwe ltugo mu^eba

kakaltoni balye, 1,7.

142

STOP: desist: jya

let be*, lya-ba-na! 15,36.

STORK: osl

there was a great storm: hapl halsocha... os/ abe, 4,57

STRAIGHT: tub!

make straight: anlbala tubi, 1,3.

STRAIGHTWAY: abulejnanj

---------- lepananj

straightway he came to him: lepanani here *tda locha,

14,45.

I

STREETS: melitat (forlglnj

they laid the sick in the streets: ahaupl upa abi huna

me11 tai> 6,56.

STRENGTH: mani (Nyoro: man!)

a mighty work: udu a manj, 9,39.

143

STRETCH OUT, TO: (l)tasl

stretch out thy hand, and he stretched it out:

Tasj nahjdjye. Tumbj hjtasi, 3,5.

STRING

of tongue: (ujdadai

the string of his tongue was loosed: ba hechu dadaj nj

hjdo bapere, 7,35.

SUCH: some: ihu

such things: udu a ihu, 2,12

SUCKLE, TO: 1 Ji

them that give suck: abu a hjsocha atdj 1 Ji abe adj a

13,17.

SUDDENLY: jfofo

SUN: oi

then the sun shall be darkened = shall fall: tumbj cha

oj hatde, 13,24.

when the sun was risen: benl oj hotl, 16,2.

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SUPERSCRTPTlON: ibaluwa (Nyo ro: baruha)

SWEAR, TO: (1Jtapu

he swore to her: ha itapu nja tumbj j tda uwe, 6,23.

he began to curse and swear: ba hjbwaga jyena tapu

niya, 14,71.

SWELL, MADE TO: leavened: ofo

SWINE: tiko; tleko (?tjj

now there was on the mountain side a great herd of

swine feeding: Hapi tlko hocha mahlo bambachu ahaup1

anue, 5,11.

SWORD: ufo

see 14,43, 48.

SYNAGOGUE: mee11ng-p1aoe: toso-nj-pa

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TABLE: mesa (from Portuguese and Latin)

TAO, TO: ltd!

when he took the cup: hisitdj epwahwa, 14,23.

------------atda

------------ take, to, as a load, carry: (1)tat 1

stand and take up thy bed: eoha njta7! bulu njbalye,2,11

a man carrying a pitcher of water: abj a benj hitali

hada u ba, 14,13.

---------- take to be: asi

------------take, to: seize: otei

Herod had sent and taken John: Herode gu hjtjbu a ba

hote Yohana, 6,17.

TAKE AWAY, TO: awu

Ye take away the Word of God: anihjsawu tochu a Mugu

baiye, 7,12.

...........— (i)lofu

or enter to take away things: usa i1asj jiofue oiuwe,

13,15.

they took him to crucify him: b»

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TAKE DOWN, TO: (i)lote

then he took down the corpse: tumbj hjlote ape, 15,46.

TAKE OFF, TO: undress: jhj

they took off the *’ong robe: hlhl jgbwa kombe hota, 15,20

TAKE UP, utdu

they took up fragments: hutu hl lmbumbue, 8,8. A

TAXGATHERER: aiowa

TEACH, TO: (ljtodi

he began to teach: hjgbwaga ltodje, 4,1.

TEACHING: todi

his teaching: todl jtdabaj, 11,18

a new teaching: todj a obu al, 1,27

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TEAR, TO: be torn, rentfajlala

the spirit tore him grievously: lotdi hllala ltda

Ihoiahola, 9,20.

and the veil of the Temple was rent: tumbj ukjnldu

yekalu bal hl7 a1a, 15,38.

------------aka

TEETH: use gbwegbwe

and gnashed his teeth: use gbwegbwe-lye hobo, 9,18

TELL, TO: (l)tenl

------------udu

he began'to tell them: hlgbwaga ide udue

------------inform: (1jlodi

I also will tell you: hapi ani mulodj, 11,29.

then she went and told them: be jtda holo hjiodl

toohuwe, 16,10

TEMPLE: yekalu (Nyoro: yekaru: from Swahili and Arabic)

148

TEMPT, TO: try, measure: j yohjya (Nyoro: oh ya j

---------- (|)iupe

TEMPTATION: lupe-lupe

TEN: apuchj

TESTIMONY: tohu

see 13,9.

-------------- mujjri (? mujlrjlwa)u

as a testimony against them: ajeye mujjri bwa tlmbj ide

mba, 6,11.

THANK, TO: (j)sima (Nyoro: sima)

when he had given thanks: hapi hjsjbe iSlma niya, 14,22.

149

THAT, introducing indirect speech: j t da i a, ideja, anj ja

see JA

For ail held John to be a prophet: bape ahaji jdeja

Yohana ajle nabj

Or do you say it is not so? Anjja kodj bo 1echj ga?

12,15.

THEE, lnj, jnjye

I beseech thee to come: ini mutuka ere, 5,23.

th^y faith hath healed thee: abe njbai hjdo a inlye

10,52.

THEFT: hoka

THEN: tumbj: akj

THERE: abule; atduT e

then he left them there: Tumbj hobo ide abule, 8,12

or he is there: atduie na hocha, 13,21.

150

THESE: al al, al alya

See Grammar.

THIEF: alyd ulado

THING: olu

or enter to take anything out of his house: usa Past

llofuwe o^uwe al ltdaba, 13,15.

these things: olu abula, 11,33; olu abule, 13,30

THINK, TO: suppose: asl

---------- reason, consider: agl

THIRD, abu echjna

a third time: abu echina, 14,41.

THIRTY: eohlna ekiya

151

THIS: ale

See Grammar

THORN: hohj

pl. hohj-anj

THOU: inj

Thou spirit... jnj lotdjye, 9,25.

For thou art a Galilean: jdere jnj nooha Gal Haya, 14,70

Art thou the Christ? inj be na Krjsto? 14,61.

THOUSAND: a^ufu

two thousand: alufu ekpwe

four thousand: alufu eohjro

five thousand: alufu echjmbu

And they were about four thousand: Eohiro alufu-ini

hooha ide na frapere, 8,9

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THREE: echj-na

three tabernacles: lugbwasa echina, 9,5.

three days: ubu echina, 9,30.

three times: abu echina, 14,30

(seems to mean ’less than four’.)

(of. Moru: Miza: una, Logo, jna)

THRONG, TO: (1 Jkpwohj

thronging him: itda jkpwohj abe, 5,24.

THROW OUT, TO: be thrown: (1)lupa

and cast the corpse out of the vineyard: ba hilupa

opu megbwj, 12,8.

THROW DOWN. TO: (j)lagbwu

it casteth *hjm down: hene tai hjiagbwu ltda, 9,18.

THUNDER: osi

sons of Thunder: atdj osi baj, 3,17.

THUS: lachl

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TIE, TO: umba

(cf. Kellko, Lugbwara, umbe)

«

TIED, TO BE: ltu

a colt tied: kajnagbwl ba-jtu, 11,2.

TIME, ubu

ye know not when the time is (ends;: idere aniketda

ubu hlseba Idem abu a, 13,33.

TO: Kfoj ocha

to them: ide "’ocha, 12,4.

to him: ltda looha, 14,45.

to Jesus: Yesu locha, 10,50.

-- mba

to them: ide mba

to him: ltda mba, *’2,13.

TOGETHER: In company: lbute

they ran together to them: ahitoso ltdamba abu a ibute

9,25

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TOKEN: Qiodu

he had given them a token: hetj hooha ide jdemba

oluduwe, 14,42.

TOMB: grave: tohuchu

TONGUE: hechu

then he touched (his) tongue: tumbj hjtdj hechue

7,33.

TORN: hobj-hobi

TOUCH, TO: itdj

9

TOWER: aka

755

TOWN, vi71 age: mutetde bolut

he 7ed him outside the town: ba hNafu jtda

156

TREMBLING:

for trembling had come upon them: tumbi ide olu hafu

lgbwa-tnj, 16,8, i.e. the thing killed the bodies.

TRIBUTE, TO GIVE; owajmbu

Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar? ilemba bo

Kajsaij anj owajmbu al? 12,14.

Note that at 14,26 owajmbu is ’to sing’. The Nyoro

for ’to sing’ is zjna; ’to give tribute to*is

zjnlra, ’to sing for’.

TROUBLE, TO: (1jluru

why do you trouble her? Aohudu baj becha anjhjluru

itda jgbwa, 14,6.

TROUBLED, TO BE: (i)talu

be ye not troubled: anj a igbwa hagjohjtalu edjate,

13,7

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TRUE: ombj

We know that thou art true: amuhoto nje abi ombj,

12,14.

TRULY: ombj a iohale: jchale

TRUST, TO: (ljlotde

a man who trusts in riohes: abi ahjsjlotde nafuga mba,

10,24.

TRUTH: udu-a-ombj-aj

told him an the truth: jtda najo udu-a-ombl-ai bapere,

5,33.

TURN, TO: make to become: (j jhole

until I turn (your ene^mies): Besi cha ba muho^e, 12,36.

I will make you teachers of men: ante muhole aiyabjjtodi

1,17.

TURN BACK, TO: all

158

TWAIN, IN: ekpwe

was rent in twain: hjla^a ekpwe hotel hobj hajj, 15,38.

TWELVE: hot!Uz

they filled twelve baskets: hjtai ho/e hot!, 6,43.

—- ---------jhoti

he called the twelve disciples: hadu ajtodje jhoti

ya die, 9,35.

---- - ---------apuch 1J jkj ekpwe, jkyekpwe, jkjkpwe.

who were twelve: a ahocha apuchj jkjekpwe, 6,7.

TWICE, a second time: abu ekpwe

TWO: ekpwe

two thousand: a^ufu ekpwe

two by two: ekpwe ekpwe

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UNBETIEF: udu-gabe

their unbe11ef: udu-gabe idebaj, 16,4.

UNCLEAN: lmaja

whose daughter had an unclean spirit: magu-tobo

itdabaj ya lotdj a hocha, jmajai lotdj: 7,25.

UNCOVER, TO: aj, ayl

they uncovered the roof: tumbi ahaj aiyachuwe, 2,4.

--------------- reveal: ifo

a thing hidden which will not be uncovered: udu a

mulobe aiya ahagjslfo, 4,22.

UNDERSTANDING: mahejj (Nyoro: magezl, wisdom)

------------- mind: udu-etda

UNLEAVENED: gjhofo

unleavened bread: bugatj glhofo, 14,1.

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UNSHEATHE, TO: jhj

drawing his sword: hisihi ufo alye, 14,47.

TOTIE, TO: itugo

why do ye untie the colt? achu bai bocha na anjtugo

kajnagbwi,ale? 11,5.

UPON, ON TOP OF: jchu

upon the green grass: shjlila lchuj 6,39.

UNWASHEN: igachu

US: amu, amuwe

161

VAIN, IN: atde (to fail)

in vain they worship me: atde umue ahjsamya, 7,6.

VEIL, TO: overshadow: ukj

then a oloud overshadowed them; tumbi halujtda

here hukj ide, 9,7.

VERILY, truly: Ombj ai chale, (or oha na), ombwj ai

truly, I tell you: ombj ai chale anj mutenj, 9,i.

for truly; jdere ombwi ai, 10,45.

verily I say to you: Ombj ai oha na ani mutenj, 12,43.

VESSEL: libldti (?N^ro: ekjbjndj )

not to pass through with a vessel: hag^ladj ha na

libidti, n,16.

VESSEL, pitcher: hada

a pitcher of water: hada u ba, 14,13.

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VILIAGE: hene a ibabolu

—- ------- inhabited place: ubo

he went around the villages: hi hl ubo dehu, 6,6

coming from the country (another place;: hjsogo ubo

dehu njya, 15,21.

VINEYARD: garden: opu muzabjbu

VIRTUE: henj

virtue had gone out of him: henj heba ltda igbwa, 5,30

VISIT, TO: wander about: lhj

He went round about the villages: hihi ubo dehu

imegbwl nja, 6,6.

VOICE: hltu

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WAG, TOjjjdidi

Wagging their heads: ide a aohuwe ahaupj idjdjye itda,

15,29.

WAIT FOR, TO: look for expectantly: (1)tumbj

who also himself was looking for the kingdom of God:

hapj itda ha1tumbl oka Mugu baiye, 15,43.

WALK, TO: olo

and as he was walking: hapl ahaiso^o, 11,27.

WAT LOW, TO: llugi

then he wallowed on the ground: tumbl hupj ague llugi

nje hene, 9,20.

WAR: utde

wars and rumours of wars: utde a tone-nj utde ba,13,7.

164

WASH, TO: achu

WASHING: achu

WATCH, TO: os-?

watch ye therefore: Ide anlhaohupl osjye, 13,35.

-------------- oto (see)

Watch ye: anjhoto, 13,33: see also vv. 34,37, and 14,34.

WATCH, of the night.

about the fourth watch of the night: ubutu a achj

toba I ya -ba husa baj, 6,48.

WATER: u, uwu, uu.

when he came out of the water: hisogo uwu hegbwe, 1,70

a pitcher of water: hada u ba, 14,13.

165

WE: amu

see G-ranmar

WEAK: lyeya

the flesh is weak: igbwa habu lyeya, 14,38.

WEAVE, TO, plait: odu (?)

WEEP, TO: (1)laha

then he wept: tumbl hllaha oba, 14,72.

-------- weep, to, tumultuously: oba taku

see 5,38.

WELL: llemba

thou hast wel’’ said: Ombj al njteni llemba, 12,32.

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WHAT? Ajchj bo? Achj bo? Achudu bo?

'What did Moses command? Aiohj bo na Musa hada? 10,3.

'What am I to do? Al chi be ohe na mi ya? 10,17.

What wisdom is this? Achudu lagu-du bo lai? • 6,2.

WHEN? Ojsachj bo?

When shall these things be? Ojsachj bo cha hite? 13,4

WHERE? ebwamba?

Where wi^t thou that we go...? Njja bo amuho1o ebwamba..?

WHERESOEVER: Besj le pa, Abasj ne pa.

Wheresoever the Gospel shall be preached: Besj ie pa

tochuwe ahjchjteni, 14,9.

Wheresoever ye shall enter: Abasj epa hjlafu.. 14,14.

—- ---------usa abule

Wheresoever it seizes him: usa abule magu hulo, 9,18.

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WHITE: egbwa

wearing a white robe: benj hjbu kombe egbwa, ’’6,5.

- ----- — to be white: ouwa

clothes became white: kombe-jnl haouwa, 9,3.*

WHO? ade

who is this? ade bole?

(of. Moru: Mlza, a*dj; ^ugbwara, a* dj

WHOMSOEVER: abesl na le14/

whomsoever I kiss: abesl na ie a ^tj-ye murajl, 14,44

WHOSE? ade bal

whose are they? ade baj bo?

WHOSOEVER:

rendered by a phrase: ’all men if one man’: ab:< bapere

best edj abj, 9,42.

WHY? udwa? (udu a; aohudu bo?

why make this ado? udwa hjsocha Itochu abe lalye? 5,39.

why then did ye not believe him? achudu bo anjgabe

ltda? 11,32.

WICKEDNESS: udu-magu

WIDOW: tdo7e-hatu

WIFE: Itdole

WILDERNESS: merl

WILLING, TO BE: osa

the spirit is willing (i.e. likes things;: boluhehj

husa uduwe, 14,38.

WIND: mape

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WIND: cold wind: heohu

WINS: beer: chokj

new wine, beer: ohokl a mutala lai, 2,22.

WINEPRESS: lku

renders Nyoro ndeba, a shallow hole for pressing bananas

12,1.

WINTER: ubu hechu ba

WITH: postposition; lna

are not his sisters here with us? Perezl atda hagbwj

na amugocha Ide Ina? 6,3.

with swords and staves: ufo jna hobl jna, 14,43.

WISDOM: 1agu-du

what Is this wisdom..? aohudu iagu-du bo laj? 6,2.

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WITNESS, TO: against, accuse: ubu

accused him fals