| 7. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the subject article ho {ὁ | ho} and the contrastive particle de {δὲ | dè}, linking this question to the preceding parable. The emphatic negation ou mē {οὐ μὴ | ou mḕ} with the aorist subjunctive poiēsē {ποιήσῃ | poiḗsē} conveys strong certainty in divine action. The direct object ekdikēsin {ἐκδίκησιν | ekdikḗsin} denotes legal vindication, modified by the genitive phrase tōn eklektōn autou {τῶν ἐκλεκτῶν αὐτοῦ | tôn eklektṓn autoû} identifying the beneficiaries. The genitive participle boōntōn autō {βοώντων αὐτοῖς | boṓntōn autoîs} and the temporal genitives hēmeras kai nyktos {ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτός | hēméras kaí nyktós} portray continuous prayer. The coordinating kai makrothymei epʼ autois {καὶ μακροθυμεῖ ἐπʼ αὐτοῖς | kaí makrothymēi epʼ autoîs} highlights God’s long-suffering stance, creating rhetorical tension between delayed action and assured vindication. |