| 17. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the purpose marker hopos an {ὅπως ἄν | hó-pōs án}, introducing a purpose clause with a modal aorist subjunctive ekzētēsōsin {ἐκζητήσωσιν | ek-zē-tē-sō-sin}. Its subject is the coordinated group hoi kataloipoi tōn anthrōpōn {οἱ κατάλοιποι τῶν ἀνθρώπων | hoí katá-loi-poi tōn anthrṓ-pōn} “the remnant of humans” and panta ta ethnē {πάντα τὰ ἔθνη | pán-ta tà éth-nē} “all the nations.” The relative clause eph’ hous epikeklētai to onoma mou ep’ autous {ἐφ’ οὓς ἐπικέκληται τὸ ὄνομά μου ἐπ’ αὐτούς | eph hoùs e-pi-ké-klē-tai tó ó-no-má mou ep au-toús} qualifies the nations as those upon whom the divine name rests. The closing prophetic formula legei kyrios poiōn tauta {λέγει κύριος ποιῶν ταῦτα | lé-gei ký-rios poi-ōn taû-ta} presents the Lord as the speaker, with the participle poiōn attributively depicting ongoing divine action. English rendering preserves the purpose clause, the coordinated subject, and the final divine declaration with its emphasis on present fulfillment. |