| 26. Linguistic Exegesis The narrative begins with tote {τότε | tóte} “then,” marking a chronological shift. The participle paralabōn {παραλαβών | pa-ra-la-bṓn} “having taken” denotes prior action relative to the main verb eisēiei {εἰσῄει | ei-sḗ-ei} “he was entering.” The dative phrase tē echomenē hēmera {τῇ ἐχομένῃ ἡμέρᾳ | tē e-kho-mé-nē hē-mé-rā} functions as a temporal marker “on the next day.” The clause syn autois hagnistheis {σὺν αὐτοῖς ἁγνισθείς | syn au-to-îs hag-nis-theís} “with them, having been purified” presents a means participial construction. The imperfect verb portrays ongoing entry into the temple, and the concurrent participle diangellōn {διαγγέλλων | di-ang-gél-lōn} “announcing” introduces the noun phrase ekplērōsin tōn hēmerōn tou hagnismou {ἐκπλήρωσιν τῶν ἡμερῶν τοῦ ἁγνισμοῦ | ek-plḗ-rō-sin tôn hē-mer-ṓn toû hag-nis-moû} “the fulfillment of the days of purification.” The temporal relative clause with héōs hoû {ἕως οὗ | hé-ōs hoû} and the aorist passive prosēnékhthē {προσηνέχθη | pro-sē-nékh-thē} “was offered,” together with hyper henos hekástou autôn {ὑπὲρ ἑνὸς ἑκάστου αὐτῶν | hy-pér he-nós he-kás-tou au-tṓn}, specifies the endpoint and beneficiaries “for each one of them.” |