| 1. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the impersonal aorist verb egeneto {Ἐγένετο | Egéneto} “it happened,” functioning as a narrative hinge to introduce the scene in Iconium. The prepositional phrase en Ikoniō {ἐν Ἰκονίῳ | en Ikoníō} sets the location, while the idiom kata to auto {κατὰ τὸ αὐτό | katá tò autó} conveys that the missionaries acted concurrently. An infinitival clause with accusative subject, eiselthein autous {εἰσελθεῖν αὐτοὺς | eiseltheîn autoús}, reports their entry into the synagogue, specified by eis tēn synagōgēn tōn Ioudaiōn {εἰς τὴν συναγωγὴν τῶν Ἰουδαίων | eis tēn synagōgḕn tōn Ioudaíōn}, with genitive marking the community. The coordinated infinitive lalēsai {λαλῆσαι | lalêsai} joined by kai {καὶ | kaí} elaborates that they spoke, and the adverb houtōs {οὕτως | hoútōs} qualifies the manner of speaking. The conjunction hōste {ὥστε | hṓste} introduces a result clause with pisteusai {πιστεῦσαι | pisteûsai}, indicating belief as the outcome. The genitive nouns Ioudaiōn te kai Hellēnōn {Ἰουδαίων τε καὶ Ἑλλήνων | Ioudaíōn te kaí Hellḗnōn}, linked by the enclitic particle te, identify the mixed audience, while polu plēthos {πολὺ πλῆθος | polý plḗthos} emphasizes the size of the response. In English, the infinitival sequence is rendered as finite clauses for clarity, and the result clause is conveyed with “so that” or “so effectively that” to preserve its causal force. |