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
reject: P. ἀποδοκιμάζειν, P. and V. οὐ δέχομαι, δέχεσθαι; see reject.
forbid: P. and V. οὐκ ἐᾶν, ἀπειπεῖν, Ar. and P. ἀπαγορεύειν.