ᾠόν
ōon
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Greek
an egg
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oon denotes the requested item in a parent-child question, contrasted with a scorpion.
The attested use places the term as the singular neuter object requested in a question about whether a father would give a scorpion instead.
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Requested item contrasted with a scorpion · dominant
In Luke 11:12, the accusative singular neuter form occurs as what someone asks for in the question; the APB renders the clause, "if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?"
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 11:12, the APB presents the requested item as "an egg" in contrast to "a scorpion." The verse is read as a whole.