| 11. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the temporal connector meta de {Μετὰ δὲ | metà dè} ‘after then’, signalling a narrative transition. The accusative duration treis menas {τρεῖς μῆνας | treîs mênas} specifies the length of the stay. The aorist passive verb anēchthēmen {ἀνήχθημεν | anḗchthēmen} ‘we set sail’ forms the main action, accompanied by the location phrase en ploíō {ἐν πλοίῳ | en ploíō} ‘in a ship’. This ship is defined by the perfect participle parakekheimakóti {παρακεχειμακότι | parakekheimakóti} ‘having wintered’, which presents a completed past state, located by en tē nḗsō {ἐν τῇ νήσῳ | en tē nḗsō} ‘on the island’. The adjective Alexandrínō {Ἀλεξανδρίνῳ | Alexandrínō} in the dative agrees with ploíō to denote the vessel’s origin. Finally, parasḗmō Dioskoúrois {παρασήμῳ Διοσκούροις | parasḗmō Dioskoúrois} describes the ship’s figurehead ornament, with the sign of the Dioscuri adding cultural detail. |