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Mat_25:9. Μήποτε … ὑμῖν ] Since οὐ μή is the correct reading (see critical remarks), and seeing that the ἀρκέσῃ following cannot be regarded as dependent on μήποτε , but only on οὐ μή , the punctuation should be as follows: μήποτε · οὐ μὴ ἀρκέσῃ , κ . τ . λ .: never (shall we give you of our oil): there will certainly not be enough for us and you! For the absolute negative μὴ , comp. Mat_26:5; Exo_10:11; Matthiae, p. 1454; Kühner, II. 2, p. 1047. Correctly Bornemann, as above, p. 110; Bleek, Lange, Luthardt. Comp. Winer, p. 556 [E. T. 632]; Ellendt, Lex. Soph. II. p. 107.