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4 Maccabees
Article (Definite)
ὁ ἡ τό
[τ]·οι
mas nom pl
the
simple article the (nom) δὲ [lexicon][inflect][close]
Particle
δέ
δε
indecl
but/however/moreover/yet
[postpositive particle; adversative (but/however), continuitive (and/now/also/moreover), contrastive (yet); in constructions with μέν... δέ (on the one hand... but...)] but/however/moreover/yet ἀκούσαντες [lexicon][inflect][close]
Verb
ἀκούω (ακου-, ακου·σ-, ακου·σ-, ακηκο·[κ]-, ηκουσ-, ακουσ·θ-)
ακου·σαντ·ες
1aor act ptcp mas nom|voc pl
upon HEAR-ing
to hear; to listen (pay attention) to; or to understand what is heard upon HEAR-ing (nom|voc) ἐπαγωγὰ καὶ [lexicon][inflect][close]
Conjunction
καί
και
indecl
and
also, even, namely and ὁρῶντες [lexicon][inflect][close]
Verb
ὁράω a.k.a. εἶδον (ορ(α)-, οψ-, οψ-/ιδ·[σ]- or 2nd ιδ-, εορα·κ-/εωρα·κ-, εορα-/εωρα-/ωφ-, ορα·θ-/οφ·θ-)
ορ(α)·ο[υ]ντ·ες
pres act ptcp mas nom|voc pl
while SEE/BEHOLD-ing
Often fig: discern/perceive/experience/notice/attend-to and usually rendered "behold" when aorist-imperative. Distinct from "οἶδα" (G1492, know-by-seeing), "βλεπω" (see/look-at). Mt13:17 uses both. while SEE/BEHOLD-ing (nom|voc) δεινὰ [lexicon][inflect][close]
Determiner (Indefinite); Adjective (2-1-2)
δεῖνα, ὁ, ἡ, τό; δεινός -ή -όν [LXX]
δειν·α; δειν·α
neu nom|acc sg or mas nom|acc sg or fem nom|acc sg; neu nom|acc|voc pl
certain someone; dreadful
(such an one, so and so); certain someone (nom|acc); dreadful (nom|acc|voc) οὐ [lexicon][inflect][close]
Particle
οὐ[2]/οὐκ/οὐχ
ου
indecl
not
Often written "οὐκ" before smooth breathing, "οὐχ" before rough breathing, "οὐ" before consonants. not μόνον [lexicon][inflect][close]
Adverb; Adjective (2-1-2)
μόνον (Adv. of μόνος); μόνος -η -ον
μονον; μον·ον
indecl; neu nom|acc|voc sg or mas acc sg
only; sole
; apart, sole, only, alone (see κατάμόνος G2651 apart, solely, only, alone) only; sole (acc, nom|acc|voc) οὐκ [lexicon][inflect][close]
Particle
οὐ[2]/οὐκ/οὐχ
ουκ
indecl
not
Often written "οὐκ" before smooth breathing, "οὐχ" before rough breathing, "οὐ" before consonants. not ἐφοβήθησαν [lexicon][inflect][close]
Verb
φοβέω (φοβ(ε)-, -, φοβη·σ-, -, πεφοβη-, φοβη·θ-)
ε·φοβη·θησαν
aor θη ind 3rd pl
they-were-FEAR-ed
they-were-FEAR-ed ἀλλὰ [lexicon][inflect][close]
Particle
ἀλλά
αλλα
indecl
but-rather
emphatic/hard-adversative, "but-rather/instead", as distinct from the softer, more common, "δέ" but-rather καὶ [lexicon][inflect][close]
Conjunction
καί
και
indecl
and
also, even, namely and ἀντεφιλοσόφησαν τῷ [lexicon][inflect][close]
Article (Definite)
ὁ ἡ τό
τ·ῳ
neu dat sg or mas dat sg
the
simple article the (dat) τυράννῳ [lexicon][inflect][close]
Noun (Mas. 2nd Decl.); Noun (Mas. 2nd Decl.)
τύραννος[1], -ου, ὁ [LXX]; Τύραννος[2], -ου, ὁ
τυρανν·ῳ; τυρανν·ῳ
(mas) dat sg; (mas) dat sg
tyrant; Tyrannus
; tyrant (dat); Tyrannus (dat) καὶ [lexicon][inflect][close]
Conjunction
καί
και
indecl
and
also, even, namely and διὰ [lexicon][inflect][close]
Preposition
διά
δια
indecl
because of (+acc), through (+gen)
δι’ before vowels. "through/by-means-of" (+gen). The use of this "through" can carry a sense of "because of" (+acc) because of (+acc), through (+gen) τῆς [lexicon][inflect][close]
Article (Definite)
ὁ ἡ τό
τ·ης
fem gen sg
the
simple article the (gen) εὐλογιστίας τὴν [lexicon][inflect][close]
Article (Definite)
ὁ ἡ τό
τ·ην
fem acc sg
the
simple article the (acc) τυραννίδα [lexicon][inflect][close]
Noun (Fem. 3rd Decl.)
τυραννί[δ]ς, -ίδος, ἡ [LXX]
τυραννιδ·α
(fem) acc sg
tyranny
tyranny (acc) αὐτοῦ [lexicon][inflect][close]
Pronoun (3rd Person)
αὐτός αὐτή αὐτό
αυτ·ου
mas gen sg or neu gen sg
him/it/same
; him/it/same (gen) κατέλυσαν [lexicon][inflect][close]
Verb
κατα·λύω (κατα+λυ-, κατα+λυ·σ-, κατα+λυ·σ-, κατα+λελυ·κ-, -, κατα+λυ·θ-)
κατα·ε·λυ·σαν
1aor act ind 3rd pl
they-TEAR-DOWN-ed
Lit:"down-loose", hence unloose/tear-down. Metaph: relax. Similar but distinct from "καταργέω" (make of no effect), and "apollumi" (utterly-destroy). they-TEAR-DOWN-ed
Now let’s consider the matter. Had any of them been weak-spirited and cowardly among them, what reasoning would they have employed but these?
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