| 24. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the adverb eita {εἶτα | eî-ta} ‘then’, marking a subsequent stage in the eschatological sequence. The articular noun phrase to telos {τὸ τέλος | tò té-los} ‘the end’ functions as the subject, with the finite verb supplied by context. Two parallel temporal clauses introduced by hotan {ὅταν | hó-tan} ‘when, whenever’ each govern a subjunctive verb. The first clause centers on paradidō {παραδιδῷ | pa-ra-di-dō} ‘hand over’, with ten basileian {τὴν βασιλείαν | tḕn ba-si-leí-an} ‘the kingdom’ as its object and the coordinated dative tō theō kai patri {τῷ θεῷ καὶ πατρί | tō̂ the-ō̂ kai pa-trí} ‘to God and Father’ expressing both divine sovereignty and paternal relationship. The second clause, hotan katargēsē {ὅταν καταργήσῃ | hó-tan ka-tar-gé-sē} ‘when he might abolish’, takes a threefold coordinated accusative object—pasan archēn {πᾶσαν ἀρχὴν | pâ-san ar-chḗn} ‘every rule’, pasan exousian {πᾶσαν ἐξουσίαν | pâ-san ex-ou-sí-an} ‘every authority’, and dynamin {δύναμιν | dý-na-min} ‘power’—which highlights the comprehensive nullification of hostile powers. English renditions employ “comes” and “will come” to reflect the present and future-oriented aspects of the Greek subjunctive and use “hands over,” “gives,” “abolishes,” and “brought…to nothing” to convey the transfer and cessation of divine and adversarial rule. |