| 29. Linguistic Exegesis The clause opens with legousin {Λέγουσιν | Lé-gou-sin} ‘they say,’ a historical present that brings the exchange into the reader’s immediate view. The subject phrase hoi mathetai autou {οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ | hoí mathētài autoû} identifies the speakers as Jesus’ disciples, and the genitive autou marks belonging. The imperative ide {Ἴδε | Í-de} functions as an attention-getting cue inside the quotation, while nyn {νῦν | nŷn} marks a present contrast with earlier, less direct speech. The phrase en parresia {ἐν παρρησίᾳ | en par-rē-síā} modifies laleis {λαλεῖς | la-leîs} and specifies the manner of speaking as open and unguarded. Kai {καὶ | kaí} links the second clause, paroimian oudemian legeis {παροιμίαν οὐδεμίαν λέγεις | pa-roi-mí-an ou-de-mí-an lé-geis}, where the fronted negated object heightens the contrast: Jesus is now speaking without figurative concealment. The English renderings preserve the same two-part antithesis between direct speech and indirect saying. |