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1 Maccabees 6:18

Καὶ οἱ ἐκ τῆς ἄκρας ἦσαν συγκλείοντες τὸν Ἰσραὴλ κύκλῳ τῶν ἁγίων, καὶ ζητοῦντες κακὰ δι᾿ ὅλου καὶ στήρισμα τοῖς ἔθνεσιν.

  1. Καὶ
    And
  2. οἱ
    the
  3. ἐκ
    from
    out of
  4. τῆς
    of the
    the
  5. ἄκρας
    citadel
  6. ἦσαν
    were
  7. συγκλείοντες
    hemming in
  8. τὸν
    the
  9. Ἰσραὴλ
    Israel
  10. κύκλῳ
    around
  11. τῶν
    of the
  12. ἁγίων
    holy
    holy things
  13.  
    ,
     
  14. καὶ
    and
  15. ζητοῦντες
    seeking
  16. κακὰ
    evils
  17. δι᾿
    through
  18. ὅλου
    whole
  19. καὶ
    and
  20. στήρισμα
    support
  21. τοῖς
    the
    to the
  22. ἔθνεσιν
    nations
  23.  
    .
     

And those from the citadel were hemming in Israel around the holy things, and continually seeking evils and providing support to the nations.