ἔλεγον οὖν· τί ἐστιν τοῦτο [ὃ λέγει] τὸ μικρόν; οὐκ οἴδαμεν τί λαλεῖ. (John 16:18)

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Title: So They Were Saying, “What is This One Saying?” “The Short Time.” We Do Not Know What He Says.”

The text is, “ἔλεγον οὖν· τί ἐστιν τοῦτο [ὃ λέγει] τὸ μικρόν; οὐκ οἴδαμεν τί λαλεῖ.”.

ἔλεγον -> third person, plural, imperfect, active, indicative verb -> they were saying

οὖν -> coordinating inferential conjunction -> so

τί -> neuter, singular, nominative, interrogative pronoun -> what

ἐστιν -> third person, singular, present, indicative verb -> is

τοῦτο -> neuter, singular, nominative, demonstrative pronoun -> this one

ὃ -> masculine, singular, nominative article -> the NRIEH

λέγει -> third person, singular, present, active, indicative verb -> saying

τὸ -> neuter, singular, article -> the

μικρόν -> neuter, singular, accusative adjective -> short time

οὐκ -> negative particle -> not

οἴδαμεν -> first person, plural, perfect, active, indicative verb -> we knew

τί -> neuter, singular, accusative, interrogative pronoun -> what

λαλεῖ -> third person, singular, present, active, indicative verb -> he says

The meaning of this verse is,

So they were saying, “What is this one saying? ‘The short time? We knew not what he says.”

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