| 19. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the aorist verb katentesan {κατήντησαν | katḗntēsan} ‘they arrived,’ marking a transition in the travel narrative. The coordinating particle de {δὲ | dé} links this movement to prior events. The prepositional phrase eis Epheson {εἰς Ἔφεσον | eis Épheson} identifies the destination. The crasis kakeinous {κἀκείνους | kakeínous} picks up Paul’s associates as the object of katelipen {κατέλιπεν | katélipen} ‘he left,’ with autou {αὐτοῦ | autoû} ‘there’ anchoring the location. The intensive pronoun autos {αὐτός | autós} ‘he himself’ contrasts Paul’s personal action. A second de {δὲ | dé} signals the shift to the participial phrase eiselthon {εἰσελθὼν | eiselthṓn} ‘having entered,’ which provides temporal background for the main verb dielexato {διελέξατο | dieléxato} ‘he reasoned.’ The dative phrase tois Ioudaiois {τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις | toîs Ioudaíois} specifies the audience of Paul’s reasoning. In translation the sequence is rendered in smooth English order, preserving the original chronological flow: arrival, departure of companions, Paul’s entry, and his dialogue. |