| 27. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the particle de {δὲ | dè} linking the remark to the preceding dialogue, followed by the aorist verb eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} ‘said’ with autō {αὐτῷ | au-tṓ} as the dative indirect object. The conjunction hoti {ὅτι | hó-ti} introduces an indirect statement in which ho adelphos sou {Ὁ ἀδελφός σου | ho a-del-phós sou} functions as the nominative subject and hekei {ἥκει | hḗ-kei} asserts his arrival in a present tense with a resultant state nuance. The coordinating kai {καὶ | kaí} links the action clause where ethusen {ἔθυσεν | é-thu-sen} ‘sacrificed’ takes ho patēr sou {ὁ πατήρ σου | ho pa-tḗr sou} as subject and the object phrase ton moschon ton siteuton {τὸν μόσχον τὸν σιτευτόν | tòn mós-chon tòn si-teu-tón} uses an article-articular adjective construction to highlight the special calf. The second hoti {ὅτι | hó-ti} introduces a causal clause explaining the motive, and within it the participle hugiainonta {ὑγιαίνοντα | hu-gi-ai-nón-ta} functions as an accusative object-participle describing auton {αὐτὸν | au-tón} in agreement, with apelaben {ἀπέλαβεν | a-pé-la-ben} ‘received’ denoting the full restoration state of the brother. |