| 20. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with ptochos {πτωχὸς | ptōkhós} ‘poor’ placed first to foreground Lazarus’s destitution. The conjunction de {δέ | dé} links this picture to the prior account of the rich man, while tis {τις | tis} functions as an indefinite pronoun, yielding “a certain poor man.” The dative onomati {ὀνόματι | onó-ma-ti} ‘by name’ introduces Lazaros {Λάζαρος | Lá-za-ros} in apposition, specifying his identity. The imperfect passive ebeblēto {ἐβέβλητο | e-béb-lē-to} portrays an ongoing state resulting from an earlier act of placement. The prepositional phrase pros ton pylōna autou {πρὸς τὸν πυλῶνα αὐτοῦ | prós tón py-lô-na au-toû} marks location “at his gate,” with the accusative after pros indicating proximity. The perfect passive participle heilkōmenos {εἱλκωμένος | heil-kō-mé-nos} functions circumstantially to describe a continued condition of being covered with sores, intensifying his misery. |