| 6. Linguistic Exegesis The clause begins with eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} ‘He said,’ an aorist indicative that introduces a new speech unit. The connective de {δέ | dé} functions as a transitional particle rendered “then” to show progression. The subject phrase ho kyrios {ὁ κύριος | ký-ri-os} places the Lord as the authoritative speaker. The aorist imperative akousate {Ἀκούσατε | a-kou-sá-te} issues a strong command for attentive listening. The interrogative ti {τί | tí} introduces an indirect question as the object of the imperative. The noun phrase ho krites tes adikias {ὁ κριτὴς τῆς ἀδικίας | ho kri-tḗs tês a-di-kí-as}, “the judge of unrighteousness,” uses a genitive to characterize the judge’s moral corruption. The present tense legei {λέγει | lé-gei} functions as a historical present, vivid “is saying,” and is rendered literally in the formal while its sense is captured nominally in the dynamic. |