4 Maccabees 1:5 (Brenton): How, then, is it, perhaps some may say, that reasoning, if it rule the affections, is not also master of forgetfulness and ignorance? They attempt a ridiculous argument.
Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — 4 Maccabees 1:5
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- πῶς pos How how, in what manner adverb G4459
- οὖν oun then therefore, then particle G3767
- ἴσως isos perhaps perhaps adverb G2481
- εἴποιεν eipoien say say, speak verb, Aor Act Opt 3rd Plur G2046
- ἄν an an untranslatable word that makes a statement contingent particle G302
- τινες tines some any one, some one pronoun, interrogative/indefinite, Nom Plur Masc G5100
- εἰ ei if if conjunction G1487
- τῶν ton the the pronoun, article, Gen Plur Neut G3588
- παθῶν pathon suffering, emotion noun, Gen Plur Neut G3806
- ὁ ho the the pronoun, article, Nom Sing Masc G3588
- λογισμὸς logismos reasoning reasoning, thinking noun, Nom Sing Masc G3053
- κρατεῖ kratei master lay hold of, obtain verb, Pres Act Ind 3rd Sing G2902
- λήθης lethes forgetfulness forgetfulness noun, Gen Sing Fem G3024
- καὶ kai and and, even conjunction G2532
- ἀγνοίας agnoias ignorance ignorance noun, Gen Sing Fem G52
- οὐ ou not no, not adverb G3756
- δεσπόζει despozei lord verb, Pres Act Ind 3rd Sing G374804
- γελοῖον geloion ridiculous ridiculous adjective, Acc Sing Masc G374805
- ἐπιχειροῦντες epicheirountes attempt take in hand, attempt verb, Pres Act Part Nom Plur Masc G2021
- λέγειν legein say say, speak verb, Pres Act Infin G3004
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