| 40. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with kai gar {καὶ γὰρ | kaì gàr}, which introduces an explanatory reason connected to the preceding warning. The main finite verb is kinduneuomen {κινδυνεύομεν | kin-du-neú-o-men} ‘we are in danger’, with the infinitive egkaleisthai {ἐγκαλεῖσθαι | eng-ka-leîs-thai} functioning as its complementary infinitive, expressing the specific danger of ‘being accused’. The genitive staseos {στάσεως | stá-se-ōs} depends on egkaleisthai in a genitive of charge or accusation, specifying the content of the formal charge as ‘riot’. The prepositional phrase peri tēs semeron {περὶ τῆς σήμερον | pe-rì tês sḗ-me-ron} uses a substantivized adverb (‘the today {matter}’) to focus the accusation on the events of that particular day. The genitive absolute construction mēdenos aitiou huparchontos {μηδενὸς αἰτίου ὑπάρχοντος | mē-de-nòs ai-tí-ou hy-pár-khon-tos} adds concessive nuance, ‘although no cause exists’, underscoring the lack of legitimate grounds. The relative clause peri hou ou dunesometha apodounai logon {περὶ οὗ οὐ δυνησόμεθα ἀποδοῦναι λόγον | pe-rì hoû ou dy-nē-só-me-tha a-po-doû-nai ló-gon} refers back to the situation just described, with peri marking the matter ‘about which’ they will be unable to ‘give an account’. The repeated peri introduces the final phrase peri tēs systrophēs tautēs {περὶ τῆς συστροφῆς ταύτης | pe-rì tês sy-stro-phês taú-tēs}, specifying that the unanswerable charge concerns ‘this disturbance’. In translation, the sequence of main clause, genitive absolute, and relative clause is preserved, while some phrases are reshaped into smoother English clauses to maintain the logical flow from danger, to lack of cause, to inability to provide a satisfactory explanation. |