Acts 16:9ExegesisTAB

Acts 16 : 9 Vision | Appeal | Help
9. Linguistic Exegesis
The narrative continues with the coordinating conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí}, introducing the subject of a nocturnal revelation. Horama {ὅραμα | hórama} functions as the nominative subject of the passive aorist ōphthē {ὤφθη | ōphthē}, with the dative Paulō {Παύλῳ | Paúlō} indicating the recipient of the vision. The temporal phrase dia nuktos {διὰ νυκτός | diá nyktós} situates the event within the night. The content of the vision is specified by the clause anēr Makedōn tis ēn hestōs {ἀνὴρ Μακεδών τις ἦν ἑστὼς | anḗr Makedṓn tis ēn hestṓs}, where the imperfect verb ēn and the perfect participle hestōs convey his existence and posture in the vision. Subsequent participles parakalōn {παρακαλῶν | parakalōn} and legōn {λέγων | légōn} describe his continuous action of urging and speaking. Direct discourse begins with the aorist participle Diabas {Διαβὰς | Diabàs}, implying the motion “having crossed over,” followed by the prepositional phrase eis Makedonian {εἰς Μακεδονίαν | eis Makedonían} and the aorist imperative boēthēson {βοήθησον | boḗthēson} with the dative hēmin {ἡμῖν | hēmîn}, “help us.” The translation renders the participles as finite verbs or smooth participial phrases to reflect the urgency and clarity of the appeal while preserving the narrative sequence.

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