| 37. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with kai {καί | kaí}, linking the statement to Paul’s previous argument, followed by the relative clause ho speireis {ὃ σπείρεις | hó speí-reis} serving as the subject of the verb. The negation ou before speireis in ou speireis to sōma to genesomenon {οὐ σπείρεις τὸ σῶμα τὸ γενησόμενον | ou speí-reis tò sô-ma tò ge-nē-só-me-non} denies that the sowing pertains to the future, fully formed body. The article-plus-participle construction in to sōma to genesomenon {τὸ σῶμα τὸ γενησόμενον | tò sô-ma tò ge-nē-só-me-non} defines “the body about to be,” marking temporal distinction. The adversative alla {ἀλλά | al-lá} introduces the corrective contrast leading to gymnon kokkon {γυμνὸν κόκκον | gym-nòn kók-kon}, where the preposed adjective emphasizes its stripped-down state. The conditional idiom ei tychōi {εἰ τύχοι | ei tý-khoi}, an aorist optative with particle, softens the assertion—“if it should happen”—and governs the genitive phrase sitou ē tinos tōn loipōn {σίτου ἤ τινος τῶν λοιπῶν | sí-tou ē ti-nos tôn loi-pôn}, “of wheat or of some other kinds.” The progression from general principle to metaphorical clarification underscores Paul’s teaching that the resurrection body differs radically from the body sown in death. |