| 3. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the aorist verb exelthen {ἐξῆλθεν | exêlthen} ‘went out,’ which presents a complete, decisive action and initially has an implied singular subject. The inferential conjunction oun {οὖν | oun} ‘therefore’ links this movement logically to the preceding discovery of the empty tomb. The nominative phrase ho Petros {ὁ Πέτρος | ho Pétros} ‘Peter’ explicitly identifies the first actor, followed by the coordinated noun phrase ho allos mathetes {ὁ ἄλλος μαθητής | ho állos mathētḗs} ‘the other disciple,’ joined by kai {καὶ | kaí} ‘and,’ which indicates that both share in the subsequent action. A second kai introduces the imperfect verb erchonto {ἤρχοντο | êrchonto} ‘they were going,’ which shifts the subject to a plural and portrays the movement as ongoing or progressive. The prepositional phrase eis to mnemeion {εἰς τὸ μνημεῖον | eis tó mnēmêion} specifies the goal of their motion, with eis marking direction and the articular noun phrase indicating a particular, known tomb. In translation, the singular aorist followed by the plural imperfect is rendered with coordinated clauses to reflect both Peter’s initiative and the joint journey, while preserving the temporal progression and shared action indicated by the Greek conjunctions. |