| 8. Linguistic Exegesis The conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} links this clause as a continuation of Jesus’ discourse. The participle elthon {ἐλθὼν | el-thōn} forms a temporal clause, marking His coming as antecedent to the main verb. The emphatic demonstrative ekeinos {ἐκεῖνος | e-keî-nos} refers back to the Holy Spirit. The future verb elegxei {ἐλέγξει | e-lég-ksei} carries a forensic sense of exposing and convicting. The direct object ton kosmon {τὸν κόσμον | tòn kós-mon} defines the scope as all humanity. The parallel peri phrases with genitives create a threefold structure giving equal emphasis to sin, righteousness, and judgment. English preserves the repeated preposition to reflect the Greek rhythm and highlight the triadic parallelism. |