| 13. Linguistic Exegesis The conjunction kai {καὶ | kaì} ties this v. to the preceding parable, while the temporal phrase metʼ ou pollàs hēméras {μετʼ οὐ πολλὰς ἡμέρας | met’ ou pollàs hēméras} ‘not many days later’ indicates a brief interval. The aorist participle synagagṓn {συναγαγὼν | synagagṓn} is adverbial, marking the prerequisite action of assembling possessions before the main verb apedḗmēsen {ἀπεδήμησεν | apedḗmēsen} ‘departed’, which in the aorist indicative emphasizes the completed decisive movement. The subject ho neṓteros huiòs {ὁ νεώτερος υἱὸς | ho neṓteros huiòs} in nominative highlights his initiative. The prepositional phrase eis chṓran makrán {εἰς χώραν μακράν | eis chṓran makrán} stresses spatial and relational separation. The second clause’s verb dieskórpisen {διεσκόρπισεν | dieskórpisen} governs tēn ousían autoû {τὴν οὐσίαν αὐτοῦ | tḕn ousían autoû} as its object, portraying complete dissipation. The present participle zō̄n asṓtōs {ζῶν ἀσώτως | zō̄n asṓtōs} is circumstantial of manner, conveying that the loss occurred through ongoing reckless living; we render this as an adverbial phrase in English to preserve its causal and continuous nuance. |