| 13. Linguistic Exegesis The conjunction dio {Διὸ | Diò} introduces an inference from the preceding discussion about unintelligible speech in the assembly. The construction ho lalōn glōssē {ὁ λαλῶν γλώσσῃ | ho lalôn glṓssē} combines the article with a present participle to form a generalizing substantive phrase, “the one who speaks in a tongue,” highlighting a type of person rather than a specific individual. The dative glōssē functions as a dative of means or manner, indicating the mode of speaking. The main verbal force lies in the third person imperative proseuchesthō {προσευχέσθω | proseukhésthō}, which issues an ongoing directive to “let him pray.” The subordinating particle hina {ἵνα | hína} introduces a purpose clause, with diermēneuē {διερμηνεύῃ | diermēneúē} in the present subjunctive expressing the desired, ongoing outcome, “that he may interpret.” The Greek word order places the participial subject first, followed by the imperative and hina-clause, a pattern preserved in the formal rendering by keeping “the one who speaks in a tongue” close to “should pray,” while the dynamic reconstruction slightly reshapes the clause (“if someone speaks…”) to make the conditional nuance explicit for contemporary readers, without adding a new grammatical condition to the Greek. |