| 35. Linguistic Exegesis The postpositive conjunction de {δὲ | dè} links Paulos {Παῦλος | Paû-los} and Barnabas {Βαρναβᾶς | Bar-na-bâs} to the prior narrative, signaling a contrastive continuation. The imperfect verb dietribon {διέτριβον | di-é-tri-bon} conveys ongoing action—“they were remaining”—in Antiochia {Ἀντιοχείᾳ | An-ti-o-kheí-ai}. The circumstantial participles didaskontes {διδάσκοντες | di-dás-kon-tes} and euangelizomenoi {εὐαγγελιζόμενοι | eu-an-ge-li-zó-me-noi}, both nominative masculine plural, describe concurrent ministry activities of instruction and proclamation. The preposition meta {μετὰ | me-tá} with the genitive heteron pollōn {ἑτέρων πολλῶν | he-té-rōn pol-lōn} denotes partnership—“with many others.” The accusative object ton logon tou kyriou {τὸν λόγον τοῦ κυρίου | tón ló-gon toû ku-rí-ou} presents the content of their teaching and proclamation as “the word of the Lord,” attributing its authority to the Lord. In English, the participles are rendered as coordinate verbs, the imperfect as “remained” or “continued on,” and the associative nuance of meta with genitive as “alongside” or “with many others.” |