| 23. Linguistic Exegesis The coordinating conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} links this prediction to the preceding eschatological discourse. The future indicative erousin {ἐροῦσιν | e-roû-sin} frames a report directed hymin {ὑμῖν | hy-mîn}, while idou {ἰδοὺ | i-doù} functions as an alert particle followed by the deictic adverbs ekei {ἐκεῖ | e-keî} and hode {ὧδε | hô-de} to simulate emphatic location calls. The prohibitive me {μὴ | mē} governs the aorist subjunctive apelthete {ἀπέλθητε | a-pél-thē-te}, and mede {μηδὲ | mē-dé} coordinates the second aorist subjunctive dioxete {διώξητε | di-ṓ-xē-te}, producing a double prohibition that underscores the disciples’ decisive refusal to pursue false Messianic appearances. The translation retains direct speech with quotation marks and parallels the Greek structure by keeping the prohibitions in balanced form. |