2 Maccabees

2 Maccabees 2:28

τὸ μὲν διακριβοῦν περὶ ἑκάστων τῷ συγγραφεῖ παραχωρήσαντες, τὸ δὲ ἐπιπορεύεσθαι τοῖς ὑπογραμμοῖς τῆς ἐπιτομῆς διαπονοῦντες.
King James Version (KJV)

Leaving to the author the exact handling of every particular, and labouring to follow the rules of an abridgement.

Modern English

leaving the detailed treatment of each event to the original author, while striving to keep to the rules proper to a summary.

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