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Will God Not Bring Justice? Grammar Shifts in Luke 18:7

Luke 18:7

ὁ δὲ Θεὸς οὐ μὴ ποιήσῃ τὴν ἐκδίκησιν τῶν ἐκλεκτῶν αὐτοῦ τῶν βοώντων πρὸς αὐτὸν ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτός, καὶ μακροθυμῶν ἐπ’ αὐτοῖς;

Modern Greek Pronunciation: o de Theós ou mí piísi tin ekdíkisin ton eklektón aftú ton voónton pros aftón iméras ke nyktós, ke makrothimón ep’ aftís?

Literal English Translation: And will not God do justice for His chosen ones, the ones crying out to Him day and night, while He is patient with them?

Koine Greek Morphology ὁ δὲ Θεὸς – ὁ: article, nom. masc. sing.; Θεὸς: noun, nom. masc. sing. – subject. οὐ μὴ ποιήσῃ – emphatic negation (οὐ μὴ) + verb ποιήσῃ: aorist subjunctive, 3rd sing.,… Learn Koine Greek
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