οἱ δὲ ἐκ τῆς ἄκρας ἀπέστελλον πρεσβευτὰς καὶ κατασπεύδοντας αὐτὸν τοῦ ἐλθεῖν πρὸς αὐτὸν διὰ τῆς ἐρήμου καὶ ἀποστεῖλαι αὐτοῖς τροφάς.

1. οἱ
   the
2. δὲ
   but
   and
3. ἐκ
   from
   out of
4. τῆς
   of the
   the
5. ἄκρας
   citadel
6. ἀπέστελλον
   i was sending
   were sending, i sent
7. πρεσβευτὰς
   envoys
   ambassadors
8. καὶ
   and
9. κατασπεύδοντας
   hastening
   urging
10. αὐτὸν
    him
11. τοῦ
    of the
    the
12. ἐλθεῖν
    to come
13. πρὸς
    to
    toward
14. αὐτὸν
    him
15. διὰ
    through
    because of
16. τῆς
    of the
    the
17. ἐρήμου
    wilderness
    desert
18. καὶ
    and
19. ἀποστεῖλαι
    to send
20. αὐτοῖς
    to them
    them
21. τροφάς
    food
    nourishment
22.  
    .
     

But those from the citadel were sending envoys urging him to come to them through the wilderness and to send them food.