| 31. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the conjunction de {δὲ | dé} ‘but’, linking this statement to the preceding complaint and marking a contrast. The aorist verb eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} ‘he said’ introduces the father’s response as a single, decisive speech act. The dative personal pronoun autō {αὐτῷ | au-tô} ‘to him’ indicates the indirect object of speaking, and the vocative noun teknon {Τέκνον | ték-non} ‘child’ functions as a direct, affectionate form of address. The clause sy pantote met’ emou ei {σὺ πάντοτε μετʼ ἐμοῦ εἶ | sú pán-to-te met’ e-moû eî} ‘you are always with me’ places the pronoun sy ‘you’ in an emphatic position, highlighting the focus on the addressee, with the adverb pantote {πάντοτε | pán-to-te} ‘always’ and the prepositional phrase met’ emou {μετʼ ἐμοῦ | met’ e-moû} ‘with me’ specifying constancy and intimacy. The coordinating conjunction kai {καὶ | kaì} ‘and’ introduces the second clause panta ta ema sa estin {πάντα τὰ ἐμὰ σά ἐστιν | pán-ta tà e-mà sá é-stin} ‘all things that are mine are yours’. Here panta {πάντα | pán-ta} ‘all things’ serves as the subject, modified by the article ta {τὰ | tà} ‘the’ and the possessive adjective ema {ἐμὰ | e-mà} ‘my’, while the predicate sa {σά | sá} ‘yours’ follows the copula estin {ἐστιν | é-stin} ‘is’. The parallel structure emphasizes both constant presence and complete sharing of the father’s inheritance. |