↵ 1 Maccabees 4 καὶ ἔπεσεν αὐτοῖς βουλὴ ἀγαθή, καθελεῖν αὐτό, μή ποτε γένηται αὐτοῖς εἰς ὄνειδος, ὅτι ἐμίαναν τὰ ἔθνη αὐτό· καὶ καθεῖλον τὸ θυσιαστήριον.
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καὶ
and
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ἔπεσεν
fell
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αὐτοῖς
to them
them
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βουλὴ
counsel
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ἀγαθή
good
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,
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καθελεῖν
to take down
to overthrow, to destroy
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αὐτό
it
itself
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,
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μή
not
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ποτε
ever
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γένηται
becomes
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αὐτοῖς
to them
them
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εἰς
into
to
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ὄνειδος
reproach
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,
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ὅτι
that
because
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ἐμίαναν
defiled
they defiled
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τὰ
the
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ἔθνη
nations
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αὐτό
it
itself
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·
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καὶ
and
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καθεῖλον
they pulled down
they destroyed, they took down
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τὸ
the
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θυσιαστήριον
altar
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.
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.