| 40. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the accusative neuter plural panta {πάντα | pán-ta} for “everything,” placed first to emphasize totality. The postpositive conjunction de {δέ | dé} introduces mild contrast from the preceding context on worship practices. The adverb euskhemonos {εὐσχημόνως | eus-khē-mó-nōs} specifies proper decorum as the manner of action, while the conjunction kai {καί | kaí} links this requirement to a second element introduced by the preposition kata {κατά | ka-tá} governing the accusative taxin {τάξιν | tá-xin}, indicating a pattern or arrangement to be followed. The imperative ginestho {γινέσθω | gi-nés-thō} in the present middle/passive voice issues a general communal injunction that “everything must continue happening” under these conditions, which English expresses by moving the verb before the object and making the implicit subject explicit. |