3 Maccabees 7:5 (Brenton): They brought them fettered in grievous chains as slaves, nay, as traitors. Without inquiry or examination they endeavored to annihilate them. They buckled themselves with a savage cruelty, worse than Scythian custom.
Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — 3 Maccabees 7:5
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- οἳ hoi who, which pronoun, relative, Nom Plur Masc G3739
- καὶ kai and, even adverb G2532
- δεσμίους desmious one bound, a prisoner adjective, Acc Plur Masc G1198
- καταγαγόντες katagagontes brought lead down, bring down verb, Aor Act Part Nom Plur Masc G2609
- αὐτοὺς autous them he, she pronoun, demonstrative, Acc Plur Masc G846
- μετὰ meta with with, after preposition G3326
- σκυλμῶν skulmon vexation noun, Gen Plur Masc G374244
- ὡς hos as as, like as adverb G5613
- ἀνδράποδα andrapoda one taken in war and sold as a slave noun, Acc Plur Neut G374246
- μᾶλλον mallon more, rather adverb G3123
- δὲ de but, on the other hand particle G1161
- ὡς hos as as, like as adverb G5613
- ἐπιβούλους epiboulous plotting against adjective, Acc Plur Masc G374250
- ἄνευ aneu Without without, without the cooperation or knowledge of preposition G427
- πάσης pases all, the whole adjective, Gen Sing Fem G3956
- ἀνακρίσεως anakriseos examination judicial examination, preliminary inquiry noun, Gen Sing Fem G351
- καὶ kai and, even conjunction G2532
- ἐξετάσεως exetaseos examination close examination noun, Gen Sing Fem G374255
- ἐπεχείρησαν epecheiresan take in hand, attempt verb, Aor Act Ind 3rd Plur G2021
- ἀνελεῖν anelein take up, abolish verb, Aor Act Infin G337
- νόμου nomou a law, the Mosaic Law noun, Gen Sing Masc G3551
- Σκυθῶν skuthon Skythai noun, Gen Plur G374259
- ἀγριωτέραν agrioteran wild, fierce adjective, Acc Sing Fem G66
- ἐμπεπορπημένοι empeporpemenoi fasten with a brooch verb, Perf Mid Part Nom Plur Masc G374261
- ὠμότητα omoteta rawness noun, Acc Sing Fem G374262
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