| 27. Linguistic Exegesis The temporal conjunction kai tote {καὶ τότε | kaì tóte} advances the prophecy at a pivotal moment, linking to the preceding discourse. The main verb opsontai {ὄψονται | óp-son-tai} in the future middle indicates eyewitness certainty, governing the direct object ton huion tou anthropou {τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου | tón hui-ón tou anth-rṓ-pou} “the Son of Man,” with the participle erchomenon {ἐρχόμενον | er-khó-me-non} rendering the action as an ongoing arrival. The prepositional construction en nephelē {ἐν νεφέλῃ | en ne-phé-lē} evokes the biblicalophanic motif of divine presence, and the genitive phrases meta dunameos kai doxes polles {μετὰ δυνάμεως καὶ δόξης πολλῆς | me-tà du-ná-me-ōs kaì dóx-ēs pol-lês} serve as attendant circumstances, emphasizing the magnitude of power and abundant glory accompanying the coming. |