| 27. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with a fronted accusative object phrase, ton andra touton syllēmphthenta hypo tōn Ioudaiōn {τὸν ἄνδρα τοῦτον συλλημφθέντα ὑπὸ τῶν Ἰουδαίων | tón ándra toûton syllēmphthénta hypò tōn Ioudaiōn} indicating “this man, having been seized by the Jews.” This is expanded by the coordinated participial phrase kai mellonta anaireisthai hypʼ autōn {καὶ μέλλοντα ἀναιρεῖσθαι ὑπʼ αὐτῶν | kaí méllonta anaireîsthai hypʼ autōn} “and being about to be killed by them,” both agreeing in case, gender, and number with the accusative object. The nominative participle epistas {ἐπιστάς | epistás} “having come upon” introduces the subject’s intervention, immediately followed by the main verb exeilamēn {ἐξειλάμην | exeilámēn} “I rescued,” so that the participle conveys temporal context (“when I came upon with the army”). The prepositional phrase syn tō strateumati {σὺν τῷ στρατεύματι | sýn tôi stratéumati} specifies the means, emphasizing the official military escort. The final participial clause mathōn hoti Rhōmaios estin {μαθὼν ὅτι Ῥωμαῖός ἐστιν | mathṓn hóti Rhōmaíos estin} supplies the reason for the rescue, with Rhōmaios functioning as a substantive meaning “Roman citizen,” granting him legal protection. |