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August 7, 2014
Literal translation of the Latin: A Christian is (one) who knows to be diminished in order that the Lord may increase in his own heart and in the hearts of others.
Here's how the Latin works.
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Latin
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English
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Parsing
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Grammar Points
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Christianus
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A Christian
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nom. sing. adj.
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Christianus, Christiana, Christianum;
used as substantive; subj. of est
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est
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is
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3rd pers. pres. ind. verb
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sum, esse, fui
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qui
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(one) who
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nom. sing. rel. pronoun
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qui, quae, quod; subj. of scit
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scit
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knows
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3rd. pers. pres. act. ind. verb
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scio, scire, scivi, scitum
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minui
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to be diminished
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pres. pass. infinitive
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minuo, minuere, minui, minutum
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ut
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in order that
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introduces purpose clause with
subjunctive verb crescat
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Dominus
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the Lord
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nom. sing. masc. noun
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Dominus, Domini; subj. of crescat
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crescat
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may increase
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3rd pers. sing. pres. act. subj. verb
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cresco, crescere, crevi, cretum
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in
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in
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Prep + abl.
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governs corde
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corde
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heart
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abl. sing. neut. noun
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cor, cordis
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suo
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his own
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abl. sing. neut. adj.
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suus, sua, suum; modifies corde
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et
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and
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conj.
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in
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in
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Prep + abl.
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governs cordibus
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cordibus
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hearts
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abl. pl. neut. noun
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cor, cordis
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aliorum
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of others
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gen. pl. masc. adj.
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alius, alia, alium; used as
substantive
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