4 Maccabees 15:5 (Brenton): for by how much mothers are by nature weak in disposition and prolific in offspring, by so much the fonder they are of children.
Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — 4 Maccabees 15:5
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- ὅσῳ hoso how how much, how great adjective, Dat Sing Masc G3745
- γὰρ gar for for particle G1063
- καὶ kai and and, even conjunction G2532
- ἀσθενόψυχοι asthenopsuchoi weak-minded adjective, Nom Plur Fem G380843
- καὶ kai and and, even conjunction G2532
- πολυγονώτεραι polugonoterai producing many at a birth adjective, Nom Plur Fem Compar G380845
- ὑπάρχουσιν huparchousin are am, exist verb, Pres Act Ind 3rd Plur G5225
- αἱ hai the the pronoun, article, Nom Plur Fem G3588
- μητέρες meteres mothers a mother noun, Nom Plur Fem G3384
- τοσούτῳ tosouto so great adjective, Dat Sing Masc G5118
- μᾶλλόν mallon more, rather adverb G3123
- εἰσιν eisin are am, exist verb, Pres Act Ind 3rd Plur G1510
- φιλοτεκνότεραι philoteknoterai children loving one's children adjective, Nom Plur Fem Compar G5388
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