| 28. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the aorist passive verb orgisthe {ὠργίσθη | ōr-gís-thē} ‘he became angry,’ indicating a decisive emotional onset. The conjunction de {δὲ | dè} marks contrast with the preceding celebration, and kai ouk ethelen eiselthein {καὶ οὐκ ἤθελεν εἰσελθεῖν | kaí ouk ē-the-len ei-sel-theîn} conveys continued unwillingness via the imperfect with infinitive. The next de {δὲ | dè} shifts focus to pater autou {πατὴρ αὐτοῦ | pa-tḗr au-toû}, highlighting the father’s response. The participle exelthon {ἐξελθὼν | ek-sel-thōn} ‘having gone out’ sets the scene for the iterative imperfect parekalei {παρεκάλει | pa-re-ká-lei} ‘was entreating,’ expressing sustained appeal. English employs finite verbs (‘went out’/‘came out’) coupled with progressive forms (‘was pleading’/‘kept urging’) to preserve the Greek aspectual distinctions. |