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ἢ καὶ ἐὰν αἰτήσει ᾠόν, μὴ ἐπιδώσει αὐτῷ σκορπίον; (Luke 11:12)

Or if he asks for an egg, will he give him a scorpion?”

Some verses whisper grammar; others shout it. Luke 11:12 stages a tiny household drama: a child’s request, a parent’s response, an egg, a scorpion, and a question that expects a shocked “Of course not!” from the hearer. Through this vivid image, Koine Greek shows you how real people framed conditions, requests, and rhetorical questions in everyday speech. This is not grammar in a museum; it is grammar in a kitchen.

In this lesson, we will treat ἢ καὶ ἐὰν αἰτήσει ᾠόν, μὴ ἐπιδώσει αὐτῷ σκορπίον; as a living sentence you can reuse.… Learn Koine Greek