2 Maccabees 6:1 (Brenton): Not long after this the king sent an old man of Athens to compel the Jews to depart from the laws of their fathers, and not to live after the laws of God:
Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — 2 Maccabees 6:1
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- μετ᾿ met after with, after preposition G3326
- οὐ ou Not no, not adverb G3756
- πολὺν polun long much, many adjective, Acc Sing Masc G4183
- δὲ de and but, on the other hand particle G1161
- χρόνον chronon time, a particular time noun, Acc Sing Masc G5550
- ἐξαπέστειλεν exapesteilen sent send forth verb, Aor Act Ind 3rd Sing G1821
- ὁ ho the the pronoun, article, Nom Sing Masc G3588
- βασιλεὺς basileus king a king, ruler noun, Nom Sing Masc G935
- γέροντα geronta old an old man noun, Acc Sing Masc G1088
- Ἀθηναῖον athenaion Athenian noun, Acc Sing Masc G117
- ἀναγκάζειν anankazein compel force, compel verb, Pres Act Infin G315
- τοὺς tous the the pronoun, article, Acc Plur Masc G3588
- Ιουδαίους ioudaious Jews Jewish noun, Acc Plur Masc G2453
- μεταβαίνειν metabainein depart leave, depart verb, Pres Act Infin G3327
- ἀπὸ apo from from, away from preposition G575
- τῶν ton the the pronoun, article, Gen Plur Masc G3588
- πατρίων patrion fathers belonging to one's father adjective, Gen Plur Masc G361711
- νόμων nomon laws a law, the Mosaic Law noun, Gen Plur Masc G3551
- καὶ kai and and, even conjunction G2532
- τοῖς tois the the pronoun, article, Dat Plur Masc G3588
- τοῦ tou the the pronoun, article, Gen Sing Masc G3588
- θεοῦ theou God God, a god noun, Gen Sing Masc G2316
- νόμοις nomois laws a law, the Mosaic Law noun, Dat Plur Masc G3551
- μὴ me not not, lest adverb G3361
- πολιτεύεσθαι politeuesthai live live as a citizen verb, Pres Mid Infin G361719
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