| 26. Linguistic Exegesis The narrative begins with kakeithen {κἀκεῖθεν | ka-keî-then} ‘and from there’, a correlative adverb linking this event to the previous location. The verb apepleusan {ἀπέπλευσαν | a-pé-pleu-san} ‘they sailed away’ takes the accusative phrase eis Antiocheian {εἰς Ἀντιόχειαν | eis An-ti-ó-khei-an} to indicate the destination. The relative adverb hothen {ὅθεν | hó-then} ‘from where’ introduces a subordinate clause modifying Antioch and pointing back to its earlier significance. In that clause, esan paradedomenoi {ἦσαν παραδεδομένοι | ê-san pa-ra-de-do-mé-noi} combines the imperfect of eimi with a perfect passive participle to convey a past state of having been entrusted. The dative phrase te chariti tou theou {τῇ χάριτι τοῦ θεοῦ | tê chá-ri-ti toû the-oû} specifies the sphere—God’s grace—under which they were commissioned. The prepositional phrase eis to ergon ho eplerosan {εἰς τὸ ἔργον ὃ ἐπλήρωσαν | eis tó ér-gon hó e-plḗ-rō-san} marks purpose and completion, with the aorist verb eplerosan presenting the work as a finished action. The translation preserves the relative and periphrastic structure in English, capturing both commissioning and fulfillment. |