Greek

ἔλεγον γάρ Μὴ ἐν τῇ ἑορτῇ μή‿ ποτε ἔσται θόρυβος τοῦ λαοῦ

Transliterated

elegon gar Mē en tē heortē mē pote estai thorybos tou laou

Literal English

were saying for Not in the feast lest ever it will be an uproar of the people
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