| 11. Linguistic Exegesis The sentence begins with alla {ἀλλὰ | allà}, an adversative conjunction signaling contrast with the preceding context. The instrumental phrase dia tês charitos {διὰ τῆς χάριτος | dià tês chá-ri-tos} identifies grace as the means by which salvation occurs. The genitive phrase kyriou Iesou {κυρίου Ἰησοῦ | kyr-í-ou Iē-soû} qualifies that grace, specifying its source. The main verb pisteuomen {πιστεύομεν | pis-teú-o-men} takes the complementary infinitive sothenai {σωθῆναι | sō-thê-nai}, expressing the content of belief as “we believe that we are to be saved.” The comparative clause kath hon tró-pon {καθ᾽ ὃν τρόπον | kath hon tró-pon}, literally “according to which manner,” sets the standard for comparison, followed by the nominative ka-keî-noi {κἀκεῖνοι | ka-keî-noi}, “even those,” linking both groups under the same salvific means. |