John 19:42 — ExegesisTAB

The adverb ekei {ἐκεῖ | e-keî} ‘there’ is fronted to set the scene at the burial location, and the inferential conjunction oun {οὖν | oûn} links this verse logically to the preceding narrative about Jesus’ burial. The prepositional phrase dia ten paraskeven ton Ioudaion {διὰ τὴν παρασκευὴν τῶν Ἰουδαίων | di-á tḕn pa-ra-skeu-ḗn tōn I-ou-daí-ōn} functions as a causal expression, explaining that the timing of the action is governed by the Jewish day of preparation before the Sabbath. The conjunction hoti {ὅτι | hó-ti} introduces a second causal clause, hoti engys en to mnemeion {ὅτι ἐγγὺς ἦν τὸ μνημεῖον | hó-ti eng-gýs ên tó mnē-meî-on}, which gives a practical reason for the choice of burial place: the tomb was nearby. The main verb ethekan {ἔθηκαν | é-the-kan} is an aorist indicative, presenting the act of placing Jesus in the tomb as a completed historical event. The direct object ton Iesoun {τὸν Ἰησοῦν | tón Iē-soûn} appears at the end of the sentence, a position that in Greek can carry emphasis, keeping the narrative focus squarely on Jesus. In English, the causal structure is preserved with “because” and “since/because,” while the final adverb “there” is retained to echo the initial ekei and maintain the sense of location.