| 10. Linguistic Exegesis The sentence begins with the narrative verb eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} ‘he said’, introducing direct speech in typical narrative fashion. The dative phrase megalē phōnē {μεγάλῃ φωνῇ | me-gá-lē phō-nê} functions as a dative of manner, specifying how the command is delivered, and highlighting its public and emphatic character. The aorist imperative Anastēthi {Ἀνάστηθι | A-nás-tē-thi} ‘stand up’ gives a decisive, once-for-all command, strengthened by the prepositional phrase epi tous podas sou {ἐπὶ τοὺς πόδας σου | e-pì toùs pó-das soû} ‘upon your feet’, which specifies the physical result of the action. The adjective orthos {ὀρθός | or-thós}, in nominative form but used adverbially, adds the nuance of standing fully upright, underscoring the completeness of the healing. The narrative then shifts to the response using two coordinated finite verbs joined by kai {καὶ | kaì}: hēlato {ἥλατο | hē-la-to} ‘he leaped’ (aorist, portraying the immediate, punctiliar reaction) and periepatei {περιεπάτει | pe-ri-e-pá-tei} ‘he was walking’ (imperfect, depicting ongoing, continuous movement). This aspectual contrast mirrors the sudden onset of healing followed by sustained walking. In English, the imperative is preserved as a direct quote, while the sequence of aorist and imperfect is rendered with “leaped” and “began/started walking” to convey both the instantaneous leap and the ensuing continued action. |