| 22. Linguistic Exegesis The verse employs a conditional protasis introduced by ei {εἴ | eí} “if” with the indefinite subject tis {τις | tis} “anyone,” followed by the negation ou {οὐ | ou} and the present active indicative philei {φιλεῖ | phi-leî} “loves,” which together underscore the ongoing requirement of love. The accusative article–noun unit ton kuriov {τὸν κύριον | tón ký-ri-on} marks the one who ought to be loved. The apodosis begins with the third person imperative ēto anathema {ἤτω ἀνάθεμα | ḗ-tō a-ná-the-ma} “let him be accursed,” a judicial pronouncement that echoes Old Testament ban terminology. Finally, the Aramaic phrase Marana tha {Μαράνα θά | Ma-rá-na thá} stands as an independent liturgical eschatological invocation “Our Lord, come,” syntactically detached to heighten urgency. |