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