{If haply he might find anything thereon} (ei ara ti
heur(8873)ei en aut(8869)). This use of ei and the future indicative
for purpose (to see if, a sort of indirect question) as in  Ac
8:22  17:27 . Jesus was hungry as if he had had no food on the
night before after the excitement and strain of the Triumphal
Entry. The early figs in Palestine do not get ripe before May or
June, the later crop in August. It was not the season of figs,
Mark notes. But this precocious tree in a sheltered spot had put
out leaves as a sign of fruit. It had promise without
performance.