ὄψεσθέ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 ὄψεσθέ

   OP-se-STHE

   you will see
2. clause🔊 Μικρὸν καὶ οὐ θεωρεῖτέ με καὶ πάλιν μικρὸν καὶ ὄψεσθέ με;

   mi-KRON KAI OU the-o-REI-te me KAI PA-lin mi-KRON KAI OP-se-STHE me

   a little while and not you see me and again a little while and you will see me
3. sentence🔊 ⸀ἔγνω Ἰησοῦς ὅτι ἤθελον αὐτὸν ἐρωτᾶν, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Περὶ τούτου ζητεῖτε μετʼ ἀλλήλων ὅτι εἶπον· Μικρὸν καὶ οὐ θεωρεῖτέ με καὶ πάλιν μικρὸν καὶ ὄψεσθέ με;

   E-gno ee-ay-SOOS HO-ti Ê-the-lon au-TON e-rō-TAN KAI EI-pen au-TOIS pe-RI TOU-tou zê-TEI-te met al-LÊ-lōn HO-ti EI-pon mi-KRON KAI OU the-o-REI-te me KAI PA-lin mi-KRON KAI OP-se-STHE me

   Jesus {He} knew that they wanted to ask him and he said to them About this with one another you are asking that I said a little while and not you see me and again a little while and you will see me

Exegesis

The repeated mikron {μικρόν | mi-KRON} frames two brief intervals, while ou theoreite me {οὐ θεωρεῖτέ με | ou the-ō-REI-te me} and opsesthe me {ὄψεσθέ με | OP-ses-the me} create a sharp contrast between present non-seeing and promised future sight. The translation keeps the statement form of the Greek, preserves the repeated time marker, and renders the temporal contrast in natural English without turning the line into a direct question.

Root and etymology

horao🔊 ὁράωomicron rough breathing rho alpha omega

“to see, perceive”