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1 Maccabees 4:45

καὶ ἔπεσεν αὐτοῖς βουλὴ ἀγαθή, καθελεῖν αὐτό, μή ποτε γένηται αὐτοῖς εἰς ὄνειδος, ὅτι ἐμίαναν τὰ ἔθνη αὐτό· καὶ καθεῖλον τὸ θυσιαστήριον.

  1. καὶ
    and
  2. ἔπεσεν
    fell
  3. αὐτοῖς
    to them
    them
  4. βουλὴ
    counsel
  5. ἀγαθή
    good
  6.  
    ,
     
  7. καθελεῖν
    to take down
    to overthrow, to destroy
  8. αὐτό
    it
    itself
  9.  
    ,
     
  10. μή
    not
  11. ποτε
    ever
  12. γένηται
    becomes
  13. αὐτοῖς
    to them
    them
  14. εἰς
    into
    to
  15. ὄνειδος
    reproach
  16.  
    ,
     
  17. ὅτι
    that
    because
  18. ἐμίαναν
    defiled
    they defiled
  19. τὰ
    the
  20. ἔθνη
    nations
  21. αὐτό
    it
    itself
  22.  
    ·
     
  23. καὶ
    and
  24. καθεῖλον
    they pulled down
    they destroyed, they took down
  25. τὸ
    the
  26. θυσιαστήριον
    altar
  27.  
    .
     

And good counsel fell to them to take it down, lest it ever become a reproach to them, because the nations had defiled it, and they took down the altar.