| 6. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with synechthesan {Συνῆχθησαν | Synḗchthēsan} ‘they were gathered together’, an aorist passive indicative verb that highlights an arranged meeting. The enclitic te {τε | te} ‘and’ closely links this convening to the preceding narrative. The coordinated nominative phrases hoi apostoloi {οἱ ἀπόστολοι | hoi apóstoloi} ‘the apostles’ and hoi presbyteroi {οἱ πρεσβύτεροι | hoi presbýteroi} ‘the elders’, joined by kai {καί | kaí} ‘and’, frame a joint decision-making body. The infinitive idein {ἰδεῖν | ideîn} ‘to consider’ expresses the purpose of the gathering, and the prepositional phrase peri tou logou toutou {περὶ τοῦ λόγου τούτου | perì tou lógou toútou} ‘about this matter’ identifies the specific issue under examination. The construction foregrounds collective deliberation by the church leadership. |