• καὶ οὐκ ἐγίνωσκεν αὐτὴν ἕως οὗ ἔτεκεν υἱόν (Matt 1:25) but did not know her intimately until she gave birth to a son Joseph had no sexual relations with Mary, his fiancée, until she gave birth specifically to a son. • καὶ ἀπέστειλεν πρὸς τοὺς γεωργοὺς τῷ καιρῷ δοῦλον (Mark 12:2) At the harvest time he sent a slave to the vine-growers (NASB) In the parable of the wicked tenants, the owner of the vineyard specifically sent a slave (later, he would send his own son). • οὕτως