LXX 2 Macc 6:23
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LXX 2 Macc 6:23 Ancient Greek
Septuagint (Swete) — 2 Maccabees
ὁ δὲ λογισμὸν ἀστεῖον ἀναλαβὼν καὶ ἄξιον τῆς ἡλικίας καὶ τῆς τοῦ γήρους ὑπεροχῆς καὶ τῆς ἐπικτήτου καὶ ἐπιφανοῦς πολιτείας καὶ τῆς ἐκ παιδὸς καλλίστης ἀναστροφῆς, μᾶλλον δὲ τῆς ἁγίας καὶ θεοκτίστου νομοθεσίας ἀκολούθως ἀπεφήνατο, ταχέως λέγων προπέμπειν εἰς τὸν ᾄδην
But he began to consider the dignity of his age, and his ancient years, and the inbred honour of his grey head, and his good life and conversation from a child; and he answered without delay, according to the ordinances of the holy law made by God, saying, that he would rather be sent into the other world.
English: Douay-Rheims (translated from the Vulgate; Greek/Latin numbering)
Cite as
LXX 2 Macc 6:23 — Septuagint, ed. H. B. Swete (1909–30), digitised by First1KGreek / nathans/lxx-swete (CC BY-SA 4.0)