| But | παρελθὼν | parelthōn | pa-rale-THONE |
| the chief | δὲ | de | thay |
| captain | Λυσίας | lysias | lyoo-SEE-as |
| Lysias | ὁ | ho | oh |
| came | χιλιαρχος | chiliarchos | hee-lee-ar-hose |
| upon us, and with | μετὰ | meta | may-TA |
| great | πολλῆς | pollēs | pole-LASE |
| violence | βίας | bias | VEE-as |
| took away | ἐκ | ek | ake |
| him out of | τῶν | tōn | tone |
| our | χειρῶν | cheirōn | hee-RONE |
| ἡμῶν | hēmōn | ay-MONE | |
| hands, | ἀπήγαγεν | apēgagen | ah-PAY-ga-gane |