| 36. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the temporal prepositional phrase meta de tinas hēmeras {Μετὰ δὲ τινὰς ἡμέρας | Metà dè tinàs hēméras} indicating a subsequent sequence, with de marking a mild transition. The main verb eipen {εἶπεν | eîpen} “said” introduces direct discourse and governs pros Barnaban {πρὸς Βαρναβᾶν | pròs Barnâban} “to Barnabas,” while the nominative Paulos {Παῦλος | Paûlos} follows post-verbally for narrative focus. The aorist participle epistrépsantes {Ἐπιστρέψαντες | Epistrépsantes} “having returned” functions adverbially with the hortatory subjunctive episkepsṓmetha {ἐπισκεψώμεθα | episkepsṓmetha} “let us visit,” forming a deliberative suggestion that blends movement with pastoral care. The direct object tous adelphous {τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς | toùs adelphoùs} “the brothers” is specified by the distributive phrase kata polin pasan {κατὰ πόλιν πᾶσαν | katà pólin pâsan} “in every city.” The relative clause en hais katengeilamen ton logon tou kyriou {ἐν αἷς κατηγγείλαμεν τὸν λόγον τοῦ κυρίου | en haîs katēngéilamen tòn lógon tou kyríou} “in which we proclaimed the word of the Lord” delimits the scope to previously evangelized cities, with the aorist indicating completed action. The clause pôs echousin {πῶς ἔχουσιν | pôs échousin} “how they are” uses echō idiomatically to ask after ongoing condition. In English, the Greek participle-plus-subjunctive is rendered with coordinated finite verbs to preserve the sense of planned pastoral visitation. |