John 20:10 — ExegesisTAB

The verse is a compact narrative clause built around the aorist main verb apelthon {ἀπῆλθον | a-pêl-thon} ‘went away,’ which advances the story as a completed movement. oun {οὖν | oûn} ‘therefore’ ties the departure to the preceding events, making the action a logical response rather than a fresh topic. palin {πάλιν | pá-lin} ‘again’ signals repetition and keeps the reader aware that this is a return movement after the earlier scene. The phrase pros hautous {πρὸς αὑτοὺς | pròs hau-toús} is idiomatic in context and points to a return to their own sphere or lodging, not a literal motion toward themselves as persons. The subject hoi mathetai {οἱ μαθηταί | hoi ma-thē-taí} appears at the end, a common Greek narrative pattern that foregrounds the action before naming the actors.