Matthew 5:25 Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. [kjv]
5:26 Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing. [kjv]
αμην λεγω σοι ου μη εξελθης εκειθεν εως αν αποδως τον εσχατον κοδραντην [gnt]
The exact form of the word
"come out" or
"go out" is used only
two times in the
GNT (Greek New Testament) - the other being the corresponding verse in Luke. As such, it appears to be a play on words.
"εξελθής" ≈ "go out, come out".
"εξελπής" ≈ "out of hope, out of expectation" from the Greek word for "hope" or "expectation". Note that this is a made-up word of other actual words that could form a play on words.
Play on words:
you shall not be out of hope/expectation until ...
