4 Maccabees 1:1 (Brenton): As I am going to demonstrate a most philosophical proposition, namely, that religious reasoning is absolute master of the passions, I would willingly advise you to give the utmost heed to philosophy.
Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — 4 Maccabees 1:1
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- φιλοσοφώτατον philosophotaton a philosopher adjective, Acc Sing Masc Superlative G5386
- λόγον logon a word, speech noun, Acc Sing Masc G3056
- ἐπιδείκνυσθαι epideiknusthai show, prove verb, Pres Mid Infin G1925
- μέλλων mellon am am about to verb, Pres Act Part Nom Sing Masc G3195
- εἰ ei if conjunction G1487
- αὐτοδέσποτός autodespotos absolute absolute master of noun, Nom Sing Masc G374717
- ἐστιν estin is am, exist verb, Pres Act Ind 3rd Sing G1510
- τῶν ton the the pronoun, article, Gen Plur Neut G3588
- παθῶν pathon passions suffering, emotion noun, Gen Plur Neut G3806
- ὁ ho the the pronoun, article, Nom Sing Masc G3588
- εὐσεβὴς eusebes pious, God-fearing adjective, Nom Sing Masc G2152
- λογισμός logismos reasoning reasoning, thinking noun, Nom Sing Masc G3053
- συμβουλεύσαιμ᾿ sumbouleusaim give give advice verb, Aor Act Opt 1st Sing G4823
- ἂν an an untranslatable word that makes a statement contingent particle G302
- ὑμῖν humin you ye, you pronoun, personal/possessive, Dat Plur G5213
- ὀρθῶς orthos rightly adverb G3723
- ὅπως hopos that how, in order that conjunction G3704
- προσέχητε prosechete heed pay attention to, devote myself to verb, Pres Act Subj 2nd Plur G4337
- προθύμως prothumos readily adverb G4290
- τῇ te the the pronoun, article, Dat Sing Fem G3588
- φιλοσοφίᾳ philosophia philosophy love of wisdom, philosophy noun, Dat Sing Fem G5385
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