ἔτι πρότερον ἀπεστάλησαν ἐπιστολαὶ πρὸς Ὀνίαν τὸν ἀρχιερέα, παρὰ δʼ Ἀρείου τοῦ βασιλεύοντος ἐν ὑμῖν, ὅτι ἐστὲ ἀδελφοὶ ἡμῶν, ὡς τὸ ἀντίγραφον ὑπόκειται.

1. ἔτι
   still
2. πρότερον
   before
   earlier
3. ἀπεστάλησαν
   were sent
   were sent away
4. ἐπιστολαὶ
   letters
5. πρὸς
   to
   toward
6. Ὀνίαν
   Onias
7. τὸν
   the
8. ἀρχιερέα
   high priest
9.  
   ,
    
10. παρὰ
    from
    beside, among
11. δʼ
    but
    and
12. Ἀρείου
    Areopagus
    Areios
13. τοῦ
    of the
    the
14. βασιλεύοντος
    reigning
15. ἐν
    in
16. ὑμῖν
    to you
17.  
    ,
     
18. ὅτι
    that
    because
19. ἐστὲ
    you are
    are
20. ἀδελφοὶ
    brothers
21. ἡμῶν
    our
22.  
    ,
     
23. ὡς
    as
24. τὸ
    the
25. ἀντίγραφον
    copy
26. ὑπόκειται
    is laid down
    is underlying, is set forth
27.  
    .
     

Still earlier, letters were sent to Onias the high priest from Areios who was reigning among you, saying that you are our brothers, as the copy is set forth below.