grapevine cannot produce figs, nor can a salt spring produce sweet water. 1.2 It gives a conclusion to the preceding clause [My, NTC]: a grapevine cannot produce figs, and therefore a salt spring cannot produce sweet water. 2. For those who add οὕτως ‘thus’ at the beginning of this clause, it gives a conclusion to the preceding clause [Bg; KJV]: a grapevine cannot produce figs, and thus a salt spring cannot produce sweet water. QUESTION—How are the words ἁλυκόν ‘salt’ and γλυκύ ‘sweet’ related