| 18. Linguistic Exegesis The narrative begins with touto dè epoiei {τοῦτο δὲ ἐποίει | toû-to dè e-poí-ei} employing the imperfect to depict the girl’s ongoing activity. The aorist passive participle diaponeitheis {διαπονηθεὶς | di-a-po-nē-theís} marks Paul’s completed internal reaction of intense agitation. The subsequent aorist participle epistrepsas {ἐπιστρέψας | e-pi-strép-sas} “having turned” leads into the main verb eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} “said,” showing a swift sequence. The dative tō pneumati {τῷ πνεύματι | tôi pneú-ma-ti} identifies the spirit as the indirect addressee. Within the direct speech, the present indicative Paranggellō {Παραγγέλλω | pa-ran-gél-lō} “I command” issues forceful authority over the infinitive exelthein {ἐξελθεῖν | ex-el-theîn}, indicating the spirit’s required departure. The instrument phrase en onomati Iēsou Christou {ἐν ὀνόματι Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ | en o-nó-ma-ti Iē-soû khri-stoû} locates that authority in Jesus Christ. Finally, kai exēlthen autē tē hōra {καὶ ἐξῆλθεν αὐτῇ τῇ ὥρᾳ | kaí ex-êl-then au-tê tê hō-rāi} uses the aorist to report immediate compliance, with the intensive dative autē tē hōra highlighting the exact timing. |