| 44. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with two passive verbs, speiretai {σπείρεται | speí-re-tai} ‘is sown’ and egeiretai {ἐγείρεται | e-geí-re-tai} ‘is raised,’ forming an antithetical pair that underscores divine agency in the resurrection process. Each verb is immediately followed by sōma {σῶμα | sô-ma} ‘body’ modified by contrasting adjectives: psuchikon {ψυχικόν | psy-chi-kón} ‘natural’ and pneumatikon {πνευματικόν | pneu-ma-ti-kón} ‘spiritual,’ establishing two modes of bodily existence. The conditional clause with Ei {Εἰ | Ei} ‘if’ plus estin {ἔστιν | é-stin} introduces a logical assertion: if there is a natural body, there is likewise a corresponding spiritual body, with kai {καὶ | kaí} marking that correspondence. Greek ellipsis omits the second sōma, which English restores for clarity. This structure supports Paul’s argument that resurrection involves a transformed but still bodily existence. |