| 18. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the temporal dative epiousē {ἐπιούσῃ | e-pi-oú-sē} ‘next day’, situating the narrative immediately after prior events. The imperfect eisēiei {εἰσῄει | ei-sḗ-ei} ‘was entering’ functions as the main predicate, portraying Paulos {Παῦλος | Paû-los} following the verb in typical Greek narrative order. The phrase syn hēmin {σὺν ἡμῖν | syn hē-mîn} ‘with us’ identifies his companions, while the directional pros Iakōbon {πρὸς Ἰάκωβον | pròs Iá-ko-bon} ‘to James’ marks the visit’s target. In the coordinated clause pantes te paregenonto hoi presbyteroi {πάντες τε παρεγένοντο οἱ πρεσβύτεροι | pán-tes te pa-re-gé-non-to hoi pres-bú-te-roi} ‘all and arrived the elders’, the particle te links the elders’ assembly directly to Paul’s arrival, and the aorist middle paregenonto ‘arrived’ indicates a completed, collective presence. This structure emphasizes a formal gathering, preserved in English through the initial temporal marker and the clear sequence of actions. |