| 11. Linguistic Exegesis The verse moves from declaration to petition in a tight prayer sequence. The opening ouketi {οὐκέτι | ou-ké-ti} marks a decisive transition, stating Jesus’ present absence from the world while autoi {αὐτοί | au-toí} fronted in the next clause keeps the disciples in focus. The crasis kago {κἀγὼ | ka-gṓ} signals a sharp turn from the earthly setting to Jesus’ movement toward the Father, and the vocative pater hagie {πάτερ ἅγιε | pá-ter há-gi-e} frames the request with reverent address. The imperative tereson {τήρησον | tḗ-rē-son} carries urgent protective force; the phrase en tō onomati sou {ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί σου | en tō onomáti sou} locates that keeping within the Father’s revealed name and authority, while the relative clause hō dedōkas moi {ᾧ δέδωκάς μοι | hō dé-dō-kas moi} specifies that the name is a gift already entrusted to the Son. The hina {ἵνα | hína} clause introduces purpose, not mere consequence, and osin {ὦσιν | ō-sin} keeps the desired unity in the realm of intended outcome. Hen {ἓν | hen} compresses the goal into corporate oneness, and kathōs {καθὼς | ka-thōs} leaves the comparison elliptical so the disciples’ unity is patterned after the relational unity already shared by Jesus and the Father. |