| 9. Linguistic Exegesis The sentence opens with hina {ἵνα | hína} ‘so that,’ marking purpose and linking the event to the prior narrative action. The passive subjunctive plērōthē {πληρωθῇ | plērōthē} presents fulfillment as the intended outcome rather than as something the subject itself actively does. Ho logos {ὁ λόγος | ho lógos} names the specific prior utterance in view, and the relative clause hon eipen {ὃν εἶπεν | hón eîpen} narrows that noun to the exact saying already spoken. Hoti {ὅτι | hóti} functions here as a speech marker, so English best reflects the shift with a colon and direct quotation. Inside the quotation, hous dedōkas moi {Οὓς δέδωκάς μοι | Hoùs dédōkas moi} foregrounds the people given to Jesus, while dedōkas {δέδωκάς | dédōkas} presents that giving as a completed action with continuing force. The final clause ouk apōlesa ex autōn oudena {οὐκ ἀπώλεσα ἐξ αὐτῶν οὐδένα | ouk apṓlesa ex autôn oudéna} combines aorist past action with emphatic negation, making the preservation claim absolute: not one from among that group was lost. |