| 32. Linguistic Exegesis The sentence opens with amen {ἀμὴν | amḗn}, which functions as a solemn discourse marker rather than a content word. Legō {λέγω | légō} with hymin {ὑμῖν | hymîn} creates a direct address, and hoti {ὅτι | hóti} introduces the reported content that follows. Inside the content clause, ou mē {οὐ μὴ | ou mē} before parelthē {παρέλθῃ | parélthē} gives the strongest ordinary Greek pattern for future negation, so the statement carries categorical certainty. Hē genea hautē {ἡ γενεὰ αὕτη | hē geneá haútē} uses article plus demonstrative to identify a particular generation, not a vague era. The temporal frame heōs an {ἕως ἂν | héōs án} with the subjunctive genētai {γένηται | génētai} sets an open but definite endpoint: the generation will not pass until panta {πάντα | pánta} are complete. The neuter plural subject with a singular verb is a normal Greek collective pattern, treating the whole set of events as one fulfillment horizon. In English, the force is best carried by a strong negative with a time limit, keeping the emphasis on certainty and completion. |