| 5. Linguistic Exegesis The inferential conjunction oun {οὖν | oun} links this command to its judicial context. The phrase hoi en hymin dynatoi {Οἱ ἐν ὑμῖν δυνατοί | Hoí en hū-mîn dynatoí} forms a restrictive group label “those in authority among you.” The historical present phēsin {φησίν | phē-sín} introduces direct speech with vividness. The participle synkatabantes {συγκαταβάντες | syn-ka-ta-bán-tes} functions as an attendant-circumstance clause, indicating the required action before accusation. The protasis ei ti estin en tō andri atopon {εἴ τί ἐστιν ἐν τῷ ἀνδρὶ ἄτοπον | eí tí é-stin en tõ̂ an-drì á-to-pon} presents a first-class condition, with atopon as a predicate substantive “something improper.” The imperative kategoreitosan {κατηγορείτωσαν | ka-tē-go-ré-ō-san} issues a formal judicial directive, and the genitive autou {αὐτοῦ | au-toû} identifies the one against whom the charge is laid. |