Greek trivia: The 7 shortest sentences in the NT

This is not of great exegetical value, but thanks to a discussion on the Accordance forums, I can report that there are 7 one-word sentences in the Greek NT (+ 1 in the short ending of Mark).

Matt 11:9 προφήτην;

Mark 4:3 Ἀκούετε.

Luke 7:26 προφήτην;

Acts 15:29 Ἔρρωσθε.

Rom 3:9 προεχόμεθα;

Rom 3:27 ἐξεκλείσθη.

2 Pet 3:18 ἀμήν. (There is a similar instance of ἀμήν in the short ending of Mark.)
 

If we get down to the number of letters, that makes 2 Peter 3:18 the verse that contains the shortest sentence.

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2 Responses to Greek trivia: The 7 shortest sentences in the NT

  1. PeterMHead says:

    This gives you sentences as defined by some editor’s punctuation, but may not all actually be complete/independent sentences (e.g. Mark 4.3; but also Matt 11.9 // Luke 7.26 and other rhetorical questions within a dialogue; e.g. Rom 3.9). Also if 2 Pet 3.18 is a sentence, then there ought to be others as well (e.g. Rom 9.5; 11.36 etc.).
    What is a sentence anyway?