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1 Maccabees 6:27

καὶ ἐὰν μὴ προκαταλάβῃ αὐτοὺς διὰ τάχους, μείζονα τούτων ποιήσουσιν, καὶ οὐ δυνήσει τοῦ κατασχεῖν αὐτῶν.

  1. καὶ
    and
  2. ἐὰν
    if
  3. μὴ
    not
  4. προκαταλάβῃ
    preempt
  5. αὐτοὺς
    them
  6. διὰ
    through
    because of
  7. τάχους
    speed
  8.  
    ,
     
  9. μείζονα
    greater
  10. τούτων
    of these
    these
  11. ποιήσουσιν
    they will do
  12.  
    ,
     
  13. καὶ
    and
  14. οὐ
    not
  15. δυνήσει
    you will be able
  16. τοῦ
    of the
    the
  17. κατασχεῖν
    to restrain
    to seize, to hold
  18. αὐτῶν
    their
    of them
  19.  
    .
     

And if you do not seize them beforehand through speed, they will do greater things than these, and you will not be able to restrain them.