| 11. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the inferential particle oun {οὖν | oûn} ‘therefore,’ linking this scene to the prior narrative. The first aorist verb anebē {ἀνέβη | a-né-bē} ‘went up’ introduces simon petros {Σίμων Πέτρος | Sí-mōn Pé-tros} as the subject, with the coordinating conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} ‘and’ connecting to heilkusen {εἵλκυσεν | heíl-ky-sen} ‘dragged,’ forming a sequence of completed actions. The object phrase to diktyon {τὸ δίκτυον | tò dík-ty-on} ‘the net’ is followed by the directional phrase eis tēn gēn {εἰς τὴν γῆν | eis tḕn gēn} ‘into the land,’ marking the transfer from water to shore. The description meston ichthyon megalōn {μεστὸν ἰχθύων μεγάλων | mes-tón ikh-thý-ōn me-gá-lōn} ‘full of large fish’ states the net’s condition, while the numeral clause hekaton pentekonta trion {ἑκατὸν πεντήκοντα τριῶν | he-ka-tón pentḗ-kon-ta tri-ōn} preserves the exact count. The genitive absolute tosouton onton {τοσούτων ὄντων | to-soú-tōn ón-tōn} ‘though there were so many’ introduces a concessive nuance, emphasizing the unexpected preservation. Finally, the aorist passive eschisthe {ἐσχίσθη | es-khís-thē} ‘was torn’ precedes the subject to diktyon {τὸ δίκτυον | tò dík-ty-on} ‘the net,’ heightening the climax of the intact net. |