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1 Maccabees 13:16

καὶ νῦν ἀπόστειλον ἀργυρίου ἑκατὸν τάλαντα καὶ δύο τῶν υἱῶν αὐτοῦ ὅμηρα, ὅπως μὴ ἀφεθεὶς ἀποστατήσει ἀφʼ ἡμῶν, καὶ ἀφήσομεν αὐτόν.

  1. καὶ
    and
  2. νῦν
    now
  3. ἀπόστειλον
    send
  4. ἀργυρίου
    of silver
    silver
  5. ἑκατὸν
    hundred
  6. τάλαντα
    talents
  7. καὶ
    and
  8. δύο
    two
  9. τῶν
    of the
  10. υἱῶν
    sons
  11. αὐτοῦ
    his
  12. ὅμηρα
    hostages
  13.  
    ,
     
  14. ὅπως
    so that
  15. μὴ
    not
  16. ἀφεθεὶς
    having been abandoned
    having been left, having been sent
  17. ἀποστατήσει
    he will revolt
  18. ἀφʼ
    from
  19. ἡμῶν
    our
  20.  
    ,
     
  21. καὶ
    and
  22. ἀφήσομεν
    we will release
    shall we abandon, we will send off
  23. αὐτόν
    him
  24.  
    .
     

And now send a hundred talents of silver and two of his sons as hostages, so that he will not revolt from us when released, and we will let him go.