4 Maccabees 17:7 (Brenton): And, were it lawful for us to paint as on a tablet the religion of thy story, the spectators would not shudder at beholding the mother of seven children enduring for the sake of religion various tortures even unto death.
Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — 4 Maccabees 17:7
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- εἰ ei if conjunction G1487
- δὲ de And but, on the other hand particle G1161
- ἐξὸν exon lawful it is permitted, lawful verb, Pres Act Part Nom Sing Neut G1832
- ἡμῖν hemin us our, us pronoun, personal/possessive, Dat Plur G2254
- ἦν en were am, exist verb, Imperf Act Ind 3rd Sing G1510
- ὥσπερ hosper as just as, as adverb G5618
- ἐπί epi on on, to preposition G1909
- τινος tinos any one, some one pronoun, interrogative/indefinite, Gen Sing Neut G5100
- ζωγραφῆσαι zographesai paint paint from life verb, Aor Act Infin G381889
- τὴν ten the the pronoun, article, Acc Sing Fem G3588
- τῆς tes the the pronoun, article, Gen Sing Fem G3588
- εὐσεβείας eusebeias religion piety, godliness noun, Gen Sing Fem G2150
- σου sou thy X home, thee pronoun, personal/possessive, Gen Sing G4675
- ἱστορίαν historian learning by inquiry noun, Acc Sing Fem G381894
- οὐκ ouk not no, not adverb G3756
- ἂν an an untranslatable word that makes a statement contingent particle G302
- ἔφριττον ephritton rough verb, Imperf Act Ind 3rd Plur G381897
- οἱ hoi the the pronoun, article, Nom Plur Masc G3588
- θεωροῦντες theorountes beholding behold, look at verb, Pres Act Part Nom Plur Masc G2334
- ὁρῶντες horontes beholding see, look upon verb, Pres Act Part Nom Plur Masc G3708
- μητέρα metera mother a mother noun, Acc Sing Fem G3384
- ἑπτὰ hepta seven seven indeclinable number G2033
- τέκνων teknon children a child, descendent noun, Gen Plur Neut G5043
- δι᾿ di for through, on account of preposition G1223
- εὐσέβειαν eusebeian religion piety, godliness noun, Acc Sing Fem G2150
- ποικίλας poikilas various various, of different colors adjective, Acc Plur Fem G4164
- βασάνους basanous torture, torment noun, Acc Plur Fem G931
- μέχρι mechri unto as far as, until preposition G3360
- θανάτου thanatou death death noun, Gen Sing Masc G2288
- ὑπομείνασαν hupomeinasan enduring remain behind, endure verb, Aor Act Part Acc Sing Fem G5278
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