| 33. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the aorist participle paralabon {παραλαβὼν | pa-ra-la-bōn} ‘having taken’, introducing a circumstantial action with αὐτοὺς (‘them’) as its object. The temporal dative en ekeinē tē hōra tēs nuktos {ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ὥρᾳ τῆς νυκτός | en e-kei-nē tē hō-ra tēs nyk-tos} situates the narrative “in that hour of the night.” The verb elousen apo tōn plēgōn {ἔλουσεν ἀπὸ τῶν πληγῶν | e-lou-sen a-po tôn plē-gōn} uses a genitive of separation to convey cleansing from wounds. A coordinating kai links this act to the baptism. In the passive clause ebaptisthē autos kai hoi autou pantes {ἐβαπτίσθη αὐτός καὶ οἱ αὐτοῦ πάντες | e-bap-ti-thē au-tos kai hoi au-toû pan-tes}, “he” and “all his household” receive baptism, and the adverb parachrēma {παραχρῆμα | pa-ra-chrē-ma} emphasizes the immediacy of their response. |