| 22. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the interrogative pronoun ti {τί | tí} ‘what’ followed by the inferential conjunction oun {οὖν | oûn} ‘therefore’, forming a deliberative question. The adverb pantōs {πάντως | pántōs} ‘certainly’ precedes the future middle indicative akousontai {ἀκούσονται | akoúsontai} ‘they will hear’, emphasizing inevitable reception. The subordinating conjunction hoti {ὅτι | hóti} ‘that’ introduces the indirect discourse clause, and the perfect active indicative eleluthas {ἐλήλυθας | elḗlythas} ‘you have come’ conveys a completed action with ongoing relevance. |