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1 Maccabees 7:8

Καὶ ἐπέλεξεν ὁ βασιλεὺς τὸν Βακχίδην τῶν φίλων τοῦ βασιλέως κυριεύοντα ἐν τῷ πέραν τοῦ ποταμοῦ καὶ μέγαν ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ καὶ πιστὸν τῷ βασιλεῖ·

  1. Καὶ
    And
  2. ἐπέλεξεν
    he chose
    chose, he selected
  3. the
  4. βασιλεὺς
    king
  5. τὸν
    the
  6. Βακχίδην
    Bacchides
  7. τῶν
    of the
  8. φίλων
    friends
  9. τοῦ
    of the
    the
  10. βασιλέως
    king
  11. κυριεύοντα
    ruling
  12. ἐν
    in
  13. τῷ
    the
    to the
  14. πέραν
    beyond
  15. τοῦ
    of the
    the
  16. ποταμοῦ
    river
  17. καὶ
    and
  18. μέγαν
    great
  19. ἐν
    in
  20. τῇ
    the
  21. βασιλείᾳ
    kingdoms
  22. καὶ
    and
  23. πιστὸν
    faithful
  24. τῷ
    the
    to the
  25. βασιλεῖ
    king
  26.  
    ·
     

And the king chose Bacchides, one of the king's friends, who ruled in the region beyond the river and was great in the kingdom and faithful to the king,