3 Maccabees 7:6 (Brenton): For this cause we severely threatened them; yet, with the clemency which we are wont to extend to all men, we at length permitted them to live. Finding that the God of heaven cast a shield of protection over the Jews so as to preserve them, and that he fought for them as a father always fights for his sons;
Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — 3 Maccabees 7:6
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- ἡμεῖς hemeis we us, we pronoun, personal/possessive, Nom Plur G2249
- δὲ de and but, on the other hand particle G1161
- ἐπὶ epi over on, to preposition G1909
- τούτοις toutois this this, he pronoun, demonstrative, Dat Plur Masc G3778
- σκληρότερον skleroteron hardly adverb G374267
- διαπειλησάμενοι diapeilesamenoi threatened threaten violently verb, Aor Mid Part Nom Plur Masc G374268
- καθ᾿ kath down from, against preposition G2596
- ἣν hen which who, which pronoun, relative, Acc Sing Fem G3739
- ἔχομεν echomen have, hold verb, Pres Act Ind 1st Plur G2192
- πρὸς pros to to, towards preposition G4314
- ἅπαντας hapantas all all, the whole adjective, Acc Plur Masc G537
- ἀνθρώπους anthropous men a man, one of the human race noun, Acc Plur Masc G444
- ἐπιείκειαν epieikeian considerateness, forbearance noun, Acc Sing Fem G1932
- μόγις mogis with difficulty, scarcely adverb G3425
- τὸ to the the pronoun, article, Acc Sing Neut G3588
- ζῆν zen live live verb, Pres Act Infin G2198
- αὐτοῖς autois them he, she pronoun, demonstrative, Dat Plur Masc G846
- χαρισάμενοι charisamenoi show favor to, forgive verb, Aor Mid Part Nom Plur Masc G5483
- καὶ kai and and, even conjunction G2532
- τὸν ton the the pronoun, article, Acc Sing Masc G3588
- ἐπουράνιον epouranion heaven heavenly, celestial adjective, Acc Sing Masc G2032
- θεὸν theon God God, a god noun, Acc Sing Masc G2316
- ἐγνωκότες egnokotes come to know, learn verb, Perf Act Part Nom Plur Masc G1097
- ἀσφαλῶς asphalos safely, securely adverb G806
- ὑπερησπικότα huperespikota shield shield verb, Perf Act Part Acc Sing Masc G374287
- τῶν ton the the pronoun, article, Gen Plur Masc G3588
- Ιουδαίων ioudaion Jews Jewish noun, Gen Plur Masc G2453
- ὡς hos as as, like as adverb G5613
- πατέρα patera father father, Father noun, Acc Sing Masc G3962
- ὑπὲρ huper over in behalf of, above preposition G5228
- υἱῶν huion sons a son, descendent noun, Gen Plur Masc G5207
- διὰ dia for through, on account of preposition G1223
- παντὸς pantos all all, the whole adjective, Gen Sing Masc G3956
- συμμαχοῦντα summachounta fights fight along with verb, Pres Mid Part Acc Sing Masc G374296
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