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Luke 24:19

...What things?...

The two men ask if he is a stranger that doesn't know the things that happened

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Luke 24:19 ...What things?...

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Luke 24:19 ...“What things?

What His Listeners Heard

What kind of things?

Greek

Greek Word Order

 

Ποῖα;
What things?

Getting a different perspective on things is good. 

Lost in Translation

 Jesus is again teasing these two. The Greek word translated as "what things" means "of what kind", "whose", "what," and "which."  The form is neutral plural so, "what kind of things?"

 

 

Vocabulary (Greek word by word)

Ποῖα;  (adj pl neut nom/acc) "What things" is from poios, which means "of what kind", "whose", "what," and "which." --

KJV — word by word

What  The Greek word translated as "what things" means "of what kind", "whose", "what," and "which."  The form is neutral plural so, "what kind of things?" 

things -- Though the subject is plural, the verb is singular because neuter plural verbs are treated as a collective.

NIV — word by word

What  The Greek word translated as "what things" means "of what kind", "whose", "what," and "which."  The form is neutral plural so, "what kind of things?" 

things -- Though the subject is plural, the verb is singular because neuter plural verbs are treated as a collective.