| 19. Linguistic Exegesis The narrative particle de {δέ | dé} introduces anthropos tis {Ἄνθρωπος δέ τις | án-thro-pos de tis} as a generic figure, with the indefinite pronoun tis specifying him without naming. The imperfect verb ēn {ἦν | ēn} and predicate plousios {πλούσιος | ploú-si-os} frame his ongoing status, while the imperfect middle enedidysketo {ἐνεδιδύσκετο | e-ne-di-dý-ske-to} emphasizes habitual self-adornment through porphyran {πορφύραν | por-phy-ran} and bysson {βύσσον | býs-son}. The participle euphrainomenos {εὐφραινόμενος | eu-phrái-no-me-nos} functions circumstantially, describing his continual feasting, further qualified by the temporal phrase kath hēmeran {καθʼ ἡμέραν | kath hē-mé-ran} “every day” and intensified by the adverb lampros {λαμπρῶς | lam-prôs} to convey ostentatious indulgence. In translation, middle voice and imperfect aspects are rendered to preserve the nuance of repeated, self-directed action and ongoing enjoyment. |