| 34. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with lego {λέγω | lé-gō} “I say,” marking a direct solemn announcement addressed through the dative humin {ὑμῖν | hū-mîn} “to you.” The temporal dative phrase taute te nykti {ταύτῃ τῇ νυκτί | taú-tē tḗ nuk-tí} situates the warning in a specific eschatological night. The existential construction esontai dyo {ἔσονται δύο | é-son-tai dý-o} employs the future middle of “to be” with the numeral two as its subject, yielding “will be two.” The prepositional phrase epi klines mia {ἐπὶ κλίνης μιᾷ | epí klí-nēs mi-á} indicates location “on one bed.” The nominative subjects ho heis {ὁ εἷς | ho heîs} and ho heteros {ὁ ἕτερος | ho hé-te-ros}, paired with the passive verbs paralemphthesetai {παραλημφθήσεται | pa-ra-lēm-phthḗ-se-tai} “will be taken” and aphethisetai {ἀφεθήσεται | a-phe-thḗ-se-tai} “will be left,” underscore a divinely effected separation within a unified setting. |