| 15. Linguistic Exegesis The clause opens with ouk eroto {οὐκ ἐρωτῶ | ouk e-rō-tō} ‘I do not ask,’ so the negation targets a specific petition rather than the speaker’s concern. The first hina {ἵνα | hi-na} introduces the content of the refused request, and ares {ἄρῃς | a-rēs} carries a volitional, decisive force: a single act of removal from the world. Autous {αὐτοὺς | au-tous} is repeated in both clauses, keeping the disciples as the direct object of both petitions, while ek {ἐκ | ek} marks separation from kosmou {κόσμου | kos-mou}, the sphere of the world. Allʼ {ἀλλʼ | al} creates a sharp adversative pivot, so the second hina {ἵνα | hi-na} replaces the denied withdrawal with preservation. Tereses {τηρήσῃς | te-rē-sēs} expresses guarding and watchful keeping, and the final ek with tou ponerou {τοῦ πονηροῦ | tou po-nē-rou} highlights a personal adversary, which is rendered as “the evil one” in both reconstructions. |