| 2. Linguistic Exegesis The sentence opens with kathos {καθὼς | kathōs} ‘as/just as’, which ties the statement to the prior discourse and sets the Father’s earlier action as the measure for what follows. The main clause edokas autō exousian pasēs sarkos {ἔδωκας αὐτῷ ἐξουσίαν πάσης σαρκός | edōkas autō exousian pasēs sarkos} centers on the granted authority itself, while pasēs sarkos {πάσης σαρκός | pasēs sarkos} expands the scope to universal humanity. The hina clause hina pan ho dedokas autō dōsē autois {ἵνα πᾶν ὃ δέδωκας αὐτῷ δώσῃ αὐτοῖς | hina pan ho dedōkas autō dōsē autois} expresses purpose: the Son’s authority exists in order that the whole body given to Him may receive life. The phrase pan ho dedokas autō {πᾶν ὃ δέδωκας αὐτῷ | pan ho dedōkas autō} functions as a compressed headless relative clause, collecting the recipients into one unified group, and dōsē {δώσῃ | dōsē} uses the subjunctive to present intended outcome rather than uncertainty. The final object zoen aionion {ζωὴν αἰώνιον | zōēn aiōnion} identifies the gift as eternal life, so the English rendering preserves both the comparative opening and the purpose relation between authority and life. |