| 16. Linguistic Exegesis The sentence opens with the aorist active indicative third person plural verb synelthon {συνῆλθον | synêlthon} ‘they went together’, coordinated by the conjunction de kai {δὲ καὶ | dè kaí} ‘and also’, linking this action to the preceding narrative. The genitive plural phrase tōn mathētōn apo Kaisareias {τῶν μαθητῶν ἀπὸ Καισαρείας | tôn mathētôn apó Kaisareías} functions partitivally to identify some individuals as part of the larger group, with apo marking origin. The prepositional phrase syn hēmin {σὺν ἡμῖν | sún hēmîn} ‘with us’ frames the disciples as companions. The participle agontes {ἄγοντες | ágontes} ‘bringing’ qualifies the manner of travel and introduces the purpose of reaching lodgings. The relative clause par hō xenisthōmen {παρʼ ᾧ ξενισθῶμεν | par hôi xenisthômen} uses the preposition par with the relative pronoun hō to govern the aorist subjunctive passive, expressing intended future hospitality. The dative series Mnasoni tini Kypriō archaiō mathētē {Μνάσωνί τινι Κυπρίῳ ἀρχαίῳ μαθητῇ | Mnásōni tini Kypríō archaíō mathētē} appositionally identifies the host as ‘Mnason, a certain Cypriot and early disciple’, with archaiō emphasizing his status as one of the first believers. In translation, the participle and relative structures are rendered as coordinated descriptive clauses to preserve sequence and to convey the purpose and relationships of the original Greek. |