John 19:5 — ExegesisTAB

The main clause begins with exelthen {ἐξῆλθεν | exēlthen}, an aorist that advances the narrative with a complete action, while oun {οὖν | oun} signals an inference from the preceding scene. The phrase ho Iesous {ὁ Ἰησοῦς | ho Iēsous} marks the subject explicitly, and exo {ἔξω | éxō} adds a spatial focus (“outside”) that highlights public exposure. The circumstantial participle phoron {φορῶν | phorōn} presents the manner/attendant circumstance of His coming out, with two coordinated accusative objects, ton akanthinon stephanon kai to porphyroun himation {τὸν ἀκάνθινον στέφανον καὶ τὸ πορφυροῦν ἱμάτιον | tón akánthinon stéphanon kaì tò porphyroûn himátion}, whose repeated article + adjective + noun pattern foregrounds the deliberate, ironic “royal” costuming. The clause kai legei autois {καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς | kaì légei autoîs} uses a present-tense narrative form (historical present), and its subject is implicit, supplied from the immediate discourse context as Pilate; the translation makes this explicit for clarity. The deictic Idou {Ἰδοὺ | Idou} introduces a demonstrative presentation, followed by the nominal expression ho anthropos {ὁ ἄνθρωπος | ho ánthrōpos}, which functions as an exclamatory identification (“the man”) and carries rhetorical force: the figure is displayed for judgment, yet the phrasing also creates irony by reducing the mocked “king” to a mere “man.”