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| Τῇ | θείᾳ | εἰσηγήσει | σου, | Ἀρχάγγελε | ἀνίστησιν, | οἶκον |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ti | theia | isigisi | su | arhangele | anistisin | ikon |
| At the | divine | instruction | your | Archangel | he would raise | house |
| εὐκτήριον | τῷ | ὕδατι, | τῷ | βρύοντι | τὴν | χάριν, |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| efktirion | to | ydati | to | vryonti | tin | harin |
| for prayer | by the | water | the | teeming with | the | grace |
| εἰσβλέψας | τὴν | ἴασιν, | τῆς | παιδὸς | ὁ | πάλαι | σου, |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| isvlepsas | tin | iasin | tis | pedos | o | pale | su |
| having looked at | the | healing | of the | child | the | once | you |
| βλασφημῶν | τὰς | δωρεάς. |
|---|---|---|
| vlasfimon | tas | doreas |
| slandering | the | gifts |
SOT: At your divine instruction, Archangel, he would raise a house for prayer by the water swelling with grace having looked at the healing of the girl; he who was once insulting your gifts.
LASH: At your divine prompting, Archangel, he raised a house for prayer when he saw the cure of the child by the water which teemed with grace, he who before had blasphemed your gifts.
GEV: By your divine instruction, Archangel, he built a house for prayer by the water swelling with grace after seeing the healing of the girl; he who had once insulted your gifts.
MOT: The man who had once insulted your gifts, O Archangel, saw his daughter healed. Because of your divine instruction, he built a church for prayer by the grace-filled water.
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