| initium, -ii | beginning |
| principium, -ii | beginning |
| verbum -i | word, Word |
| apud | with |
| omnis, -e | all, every |
| facio, -ere, feci, factus | to make |
| nihil | nothing |
| vita, -ae | life |
| lux, lucis | light |
| homo, hominis | man |
| tenebrae, -arum | darkness |
| luceo, -ere, luxi | to shine |
| comprehendo, -ere, -hendi, -hensus | to seize |