| 3. Linguistic Exegesis The opening εἶπεν δὲ ἐν ἑαυτῷ {eîpen dè en héautō} places the verb first to mark interior thought, with ἐν ἑαυτῷ as a dative self-reference. The nominative ὁ οἰκονόμος {hó oikonomós} identifies the steward. The deliberative future ποιήσω {poiḗsō} in Τί ποιήσω {Tí poiḗsō} conveys anxious self-questioning. The conjunction ὅτι {hóti} introduces the causal clause ὁ κύριός μου ἀφαιρεῖται τὴν οἰκονομίαν ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ {ho kyriós mou aphaireîtai tḗn oikonomían apʼ emoû}, underscoring the ongoing removal of duties. The parallel infinitives σκάπτειν οὐκ ἰσχύω {skáptein ouk ischýō} and ἐπαιτεῖν αἰσχύνομαι {epaiteîn aischýnomai} each precede their finite verb to emphasize the steward’s inability and shame, preserving Greek emphasis and the sequence from problem to evaluation of options. |