| 35. Linguistic Exegesis The adversative conjunction alla {Ἀλλὰ | Allà} introduces a counter-question to the preceding argument. The sequence erei tis {ἐρεῖ τις | ereî tís} positions the future active verb “say” with an indefinite pronoun to represent a generic objector. The interrogative adverb pos {Πῶς | Pôs} marks the manner of the action in the first question, which centers on the passive verb egeirontai hoi nekroi {ἐγείρονται οἱ νεκροί | egeírontai hoî nekrói} “be raised the dead,” emphasizing divine agency in resurrection. The second question uses the dative interrogative poio {ποίῳ | poíō} with somati {σώματι | sômati}, forming poio de somati erkhontai {ποίῳ δὲ σώματι ἔρχονται | poíō dè sômati érkhontai} “with what sort of body do they come,” where de {δὲ | dè} links closely related inquiries. The instrumental function of the dative somati highlights the essential relationship between the resurrected person and the embodied form in the eschatological arrival. |