{Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died}
(Kurie, ei (8873) h(9364)e ouk an apethanen ho adelphos mou). Condition
of the second class with ei and the imperfect (8873) (no aorist
of eimi, to be) in the condition and an with the second
aorist active indicative of apothn(8873)k(935c). Mary (verse 32 ) uses
these identical words to Jesus. Clearly they had said so to each
other with wistful longing if not with a bit of reproach for his
delay. But they used (8873), not (886c)thes or egenou. But busy,
practical Martha comes to the point.
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