Luke 11:12
KJV:
Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
BSB:
Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?
Greek:
καὶ ἐὰν αἰτήσει ᾠόν, μὴ ἐπιδώσει αὐτῷ σκορπίον;
Topics:
JESUS, THE CHRISTPARENTSPENITENTPRAYERSCORPIONSEEKERS

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Translation Greek Transliteration [morphology] Texts
Or ē CONJ NKO
also καὶ kai CONJ NKO
if 1 ἐὰν ean COND K
he will ask for 2 3 αἰτήσει aitēsei V-FAI-3S NK(O)
an egg, ᾠόν, ōon N-ASN NKO
surely not μὴ PRT-N ko
will he give ἐπιδώσει epidōsei V-FAI-3S NKO
to him αὐτῷ autō P-DSM NKO
a scorpion? σκορπίον; skorpion N-ASM NKO

Word Types and Editions

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  1. Extra Text: ἐὰν (ean) 'if' is only in traditional manuscripts (TR+Byz) 

  2. Variant: αἰτήσῃ (aitēsē) 'you shall ask' occurs in a few manuscripts (TR+Byz) instead of αἰτήσει (aitēsei) 'he will ask for' in older manuscripts (NA28+NA27+Tyn+SBL+WH+Treg+KJV) 

  3. you shall ask | αἰτήσῃ | aitēsē V-AMS-2S | TR+Byz