Troparion of Theophany

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vo	iOrdanje	kreshchajushchusja	tebje	gospodi
prep. w/loc.	loc. sg. m. n.	dat. sg. m. pres. act. part.	dat. 2p. sg. pers. pron.	voc. sg. m. n.
in	Jordan	[when] wast baptised	thou	O Lord
When thou wast baptized in the Jordan, O Lord

trojcheskoe	javisja	poklonenie
nom. sg. nt. adj.	3p. sg. aor. v. pass.	nom. sg. nt. n.
trinitarian	was revealed	worship
trinitarian worship was revealed

roditelev"	bo	glas"	svidjetel'stvovashe	tebje
nom. sg. m. poss. adj.	conj.	nom. sg. m. n.	3p. sg. impf. v.	dat. 2p. sg. pers. pron.
father's	for	voice	bore witness	to thee
for the Father's voice bore witness to thee

vozljublennago	tja	syna	imenuja
acc. sg. m. adj.	acc. 2p. sg. pers. pron.	acc. sg. m. n.	m. sg. pres. adv. part.
beloved	thee	son	calling
calling thee [his] beloved son

i	dux"	v"	vidje	golubinje
conj.	nom. sg. m. n.	prep. w/loc.	loc. sg. m. n.	loc. sg. m. adj.
and	spirit	in	form	dove-like
and the Spirit in a dove-like form

izvjestvovashe	slovese	utverzhdenie
3p. sg. impf. v.	gen. sg. nt. 4d. n.	acc. sg. nt. n.
certified	of word	the establishment
certified the establishment of the word

javlejsja	xriste	bozhe	i	mIr"	prosvjeshchej	slava	tebje
dat. sg. m. past. act. part.	voc. sg. m. n.	voc. sg. m. n.	conj.	acc. sg. m. n.	dat. sg. m. pres. act. part.	nom. sg. f. n.	dat. 2p. sg. pers. pron.
who wast revealed	O Christ	God	and	world	who enlightens	glory	to thee
O Christ God, who wast revealed and who enlightens the world, glory to thee.

Notes

The phrase <kreshchaushchusja tebje> is a special construction called the dative absolute.

Vocabulary

<iOrd/an"> - n. m. Jordan
<krest/itisja> - v. ipf. to be baptized
<gosp/od'> - n. m. lord, Lord
<tr/ojcheskyj> - adj. Trinitarian, pertaining to the Trinity
<jav/iti> - v. pf. to reveal
<poklon/enie> - n. nt. worship
<rod/itel'> - n. m. father, one who begets
<gl/as"> - n. m. voice, tone
<svid/jetel'stvovati> - v. ipf. to bear witness to
<vozljubl/ennyj> - adj. beloved
<s/yn"> - n. m. son
<imenov/ati> - v. ipf. to name, to call someone by name
<d/ux"> - n. m. spirit
<v/id"> - n. m. shape, form, appearance, guise
<golub/inyj> - adj. dove-like
<izvjestvov/ati> - v. ipf. to certify
<sl/ovo> - n. nt. 4d. word
<utverzhd/enie> - support, establishment
<xrist/os"> - n. m. Christ
<b/og"> - n. m. God, god
<m/Ir"> - n. m. world
<prosvjet/iti> - v. pf. to enlighten
<sl/ava> - n. f. glory

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