| A | B |
| in fines | into the territories (acc/placeto) |
| Aegyptiorum | of the Egyptians (gen/possession) |
| illo tempore | that time (abl/time when/no prep) |
| regnabat | was ruling (imperfect tense) |
| vir crudelissimus | superlative adjective |
| iratus | angry (positive) |
| iratior | angrier, more/rather (comp) |
| iratissimus | angriest, most/very (superl) |
| immolare | to immolare (infinitive) |
| Hercules rapuerunt | the y grabbed Hercules (acc/DO) |
| Hercules rapuit | Hercules (nom/subj) grabbed |
| in vincula (neuter accus) | into chains (accus/place to) |
| nuntios dimisit | sent out messengers (acc/DO) |
| diem dixit | said/set a day (accus/DO) |
| in caput (neuter) | into his head (accus/place to) |
| in capite | on his head (abl/place where) |
| ad aram | to the altar (accus/place to) |
| in finibus | in the territories (abl/place where) |
| stabat | he was standing (imp. tense) |
| coniecit | he threw (perfect tense) |
| sacerdos sumpserat | who ? the priest (nom/subject) |
| cultrum sumpserat | what? the knife (accus/DO) |
| sumpserat | he had picked up (pluperfect tense) |
| vincula rupit | he broke the chains (accus/DO) |
| magno conatu | with a big attempt (abl/means/no pr) |
| altero ictu | with the other blow (ab/means/no pr) |
| regem occidit | he killed the priest (accus/DO) |
| ipsum | himself |
| Thebarum | of the Thebans (gen/possession) |
| gens bellicosissima | very warlike (superl) tribe |
| a Minyis | by the Minyans (abl/personal agent) |
| veniebant | they were coming (imperfect tense) |
| boves postulabant | they were deanding (imp) cattle (DO) |
| centum | one hundred |
| viginti | twenty |
| duo milia | two thousand |
| tributum pendebant | they were hanging a tax (accus/DO) aaaaaaaaaaaa |
| liberare | to free (infinitive) |
| legatos comprehendit | grabbed the lieutenants (accus/DO) |
| aures abscidit | cut away their ears (accus/DO) |
| eorum | their/of them (gen/possession) |
| eum | him (accus/DO) |
| eam | her (accus/DO) |
| sancti habentur | aare held holy (nom/pred.adj) |
| statim | immediately |
| cum omnibus copiis | with all troops (abl/accomp) |
| per exploratores | through scouts (accus/prep.phrase) |
| cognovit | he learned (perfect tense) |
| copias coegit | he gathered (perf) troops (ass/DO) |
| proximo die | on the next day (abl/time when/no p) |
| cum magno exercitu | with a big army (abl/accomp) |
| profectus est | he went forward |
| locum idoneum delegit | he selected a suitable place (acc/DO |
| sustinere non potuerunt | they were not able to sustain (inf) |
| in fugam | into flight (accus/place to) |
| tamen | still,nevertheless |
| iam | now |
| tum | then |
| de | about/down (takes ablative case) |
| itaque | and so |