| 1. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the adverb ēdē {ἤδη | ḗ-dē} ‘already’, highlighting Paul’s prior visits. The substantive ordinal phrase ta trīta {τὰ τρίτα | trí-tā} ‘the third time’ marks his repeated action. The address pros hūmas {πρὸς ὑμᾶς | pròs hū-mâs} ‘to you’ identifies the recipients, followed by gráphō {γράφω | grá-phō} ‘I write’ and the infinitive pa-teîn {πατεῖν | pa-teîn} ‘to come’, indicating both epistolary and anticipated personal approaches. The conjunction kai {καὶ | kaì} links to tríton pa-teîn {τρίτον πατεῖν | trí-tōn pa-teîn}, underlining Paul’s determination to follow his letter with presence. The causal prepositional phrase hé-ne-ken epì tē glō-ssḗ {ἕνεκεν ἐπὶ τῇ γλώσσῃ | hé-ne-ken epì tḗ glō-ssḗ} ‘because of on the tongue’ introduces a legal principle. The genitive numerals dú-ō ḗ tri-ṓn már-tu-rōn {δύο ἢ τριῶν μαρτύρων | dù-ō ḗ tri-ṓn már-tu-rōn} ‘two or three witnesses’ function instrumentally, and the adjective pân rhê-ma {πᾶν ῥῆμα | pân rhê-ma} ‘every word/matter’ is the object of the imperative a-né-stō {ἀνέστω | a-né-stō} ‘let stand’, requiring authoritative confirmation. |