| 1. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the connective kai {καὶ | kaì} ‘and’, linking this narrative unit to the preceding context as a continuation of Jesus’ journey. The aorist participle eiselthon {εἰσελθὼν | eiselthōn} ‘having entered’ functions circumstantially, indicating an action completed prior to the main verb and providing a temporal backdrop: ‘when He had entered’. The main finite verb diercheto {διήρχετο | diḗrcheto} ‘he was passing through’ is in the imperfect, portraying ongoing or progressive motion through the locale. The object phrase ten Iericho {τὴν Ἰεριχώ | tḕn Iērikhṓ} uses the accusative article before an indeclinable proper noun, treating ‘Jericho’ as a definite place and marking it clearly as the scope of His movement. English does not replicate the participial structure as compactly, so the aorist participle is rendered with a temporal clause (“when He had entered / as He entered”) to preserve the sequence, while the imperfect is expressed with a durative form (“was passing through” / “continued traveling through”) to maintain the sense of ongoing travel. |