| 4. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the circumstantial participle paregenomenoi {παρεγενόμενοι | paregenó̄menoi} ‘having arrived’, framing the temporal context for the main verb paredechthesan {παρεδέχθησαν | paredéchthēsan} ‘they were received’. The conjunction de {δέ | dé} functions as a narrative connector. The prepositional phrase eis Hierosolyma {εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα | eis Hierosólyma} specifies the destination. The passive paredechthesan with apo governing the genitive agents tēs ekklēsias kai tōn apostolōn kai tōn presbyterōn {ἀπὸ τῆς ἐκκλησίας καὶ τῶν ἀποστόλων καὶ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων | apó tēs ekklēsías kaí tōn apostólōn kaí tōn presbyterṓn} indicates a communal reception. The reporting verb anēngeilan {ἀνήγγειλαν | anḗngeilan} ‘they reported’, linked by the enclitic te {τε | te}, introduces the content clause hosa ho theos epoiēsen met autōn {ὅσα ὁ θεός ἐποίησεν μετ᾽ αὐτῶν | hósa ho theós epoíēsen met’ autṓn}, with hosa marking totality, theos as the subject of epoiēsen ‘did’, and met’ autōn highlighting divine collaboration. The two main verbs are rendered as coordinated actions in a single complex sentence, preserving narrative flow from arrival and reception to the authoritative declaration of divine works. |