| 10. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the genitive absolute epimenonton de hēmeras pleíous {ἐπιμενόντων δὲ ἡμέρας πλείους | epimenóntōn de hēméras pleíous}, where the present active participle plus its accusative object indicates temporal setting (“while we were staying for many days”). The conjunction de {δὲ | de} smoothly connects to the narrative. The main clause uses the aorist indicative katelthen tis {κατῆλθέν τις | katēlthén tis} with a fronted verb for narrative immediacy (“there came down a certain one”). The prepositional phrase apo tēs Ioudaias {ἀπὸ τῆς Ἰουδαίας | apó tēs Ioudaías} marks origin. The noun prophḗtēs {προφήτης | prophḗtēs} is in apposition to tis as “a prophet,” while the dative onomati Hágabos {ὀνόματι Ἅγαβος | onómati Hágabos} specifies by name “Agabus.” The English rendering uses a temporal clause and an appositional phrase to reflect both the timing and the person’s identity. |