εἰ μὴ ἦλθον καὶ ἐλάλησα αὐτοῖς, ἁμαρτίαν οὐκ εἶχον → if I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin
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P. and V. μεταβολή, ἡ, μεταλλαγή, ἡ (Plat. and Euripides, Fragmenta ), μετάστασις, ἡ, P. ἀλλοίωσις, ἡ.