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 {Peradventure there will not be enough for us and you}
(m(8870)ote ou m(8820)arkesei h(886d)(8c6e) kai hum(8c6e)). There is an elliptical
construction here that is not easy of explanation. Some MSS.
Aleph A L Z have ouk instead of ou m(885c). But even so m(8820)pote
has to be explained either by supplying an imperative like
ginesth(935c) or by a verb of fearing like phoboumetha (this most
likely). Either ouk or ou m(885c) would be proper with the
futuristic subjunctive arkesei (Moulton, _Prolegomena_, p. 192;
Robertson, _Grammar_, pp. 1161,1174). "We are afraid that there
is no possibility of there being enough for us both." This is a
denial of oil by the wise virgins because there was not enough
for both. "It was necessary to show that the foolish virgins
could not have the consequences of their folly averted at the
last moment" (Plummer). It is a courteous reply, but it is
decisive. The compound Greek negatives are very expressive,
m(8870)ote--ou m(885c).

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