Matthew 11:9

ἀλλὰ τί ἐξ.: one more question, shorter, abrupt, needing to be supplemented by another (Weiss-Meyer) why then, seriously, went ye out? προφήτην ἰδεῖν; to see a Prophet ? ναί, yea l right at last; a prophet, indeed, with all that one expects in a prophet vigorous moral conviction, integrity, strength of will, fearless zeal for truth and righteousness; utterly free from the feebleness and time-serving of those who bend like reeds to every breath of wind, or bow obsequiously before greatness. καὶ περισσότερον π., a prophet and more, something above the typical prophet (vide on Matthew 5:47). The clause introduced by ναί, as λέγω ὑμῖν shows, expresses Christ's own opinion, not the people's (Weiss).