| 10. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with touto de egeneto {τοῦτο δὲ ἐγένετο | toû-to dè e-gé-ne-to} ‘but this happened,’ serving as a summary connector referring back to Paul’s ministry. The temporal span is expressed by the prepositional phrase epi ete dyo {ἐπὶ ἔτη δύο | epì é-tē dý-o} ‘for two years,’ with epi governing the accusative of duration. The result clause introduced by hoste {ὥστε | hṓ-ste} indicates consequence, leading to pantas tous katoikountas ten Asian {πάντας τοὺς κατοικοῦντας τὴν Ἀσίαν | pán-tas toûs ka-toi-koûn-tas tḕn A-sí-an} where the article–participle construction denotes ‘all who were living in Asia.’ The infinitive akousai {ἀκοῦσαι | a-koû-sai} depends on hoste to convey the outcome ‘to hear,’ taking ton logon tou kyriou {τὸν λόγον τοῦ κυρίου | tòn ló-gon toû ky-rí-ou} ‘the word of the Lord’ as its object. Finally, the accusatives Ioudaious te kai Hellenas {Ἰουδαίους τε καὶ Ἕλληνας | I-ou-dhaí-ous te kaí Hé-llē-nas} specify the inclusive audience ‘both Jews and Greeks,’ with te combined with kai underscoring the twofold membership of the group. |