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1 Maccabees 9:53

καὶ ἔλαβον τοὺς υἱοὺς τῶν ἡγουμένων τῆς χώρας ὅμηρα, καὶ ἔθεντο αὐτοὺς ἐν τῇ ἄκρᾳ ἐν Ἰερουσαλὴμ ἐν φυλακῆ.

  1. καὶ
    and
  2. ἔλαβον
    they took
    took, i took
  3. τοὺς
    the
  4. υἱοὺς
    sons
  5. τῶν
    of the
  6. ἡγουμένων
    leaders
    leading, considering
  7. τῆς
    of the
    the
  8. χώρας
    land
    country
  9. ὅμηρα
    hostages
  10.  
    ,
     
  11. καὶ
    and
  12. ἔθεντο
    they placed
  13. αὐτοὺς
    them
  14. ἐν
    in
  15. τῇ
    the
  16. ἄκρᾳ
    citadel
  17. ἐν
    in
  18. Ἰερουσαλὴμ
    Jerusalem
  19. ἐν
    in
  20. φυλακῆ
    guard
    prison, watch
  21.  
    .
     

And they took the sons of the leaders of the land as hostages, and placed them in the citadel in Jerusalem under guard.