Mark 14:15 — ExegesisTAB

The verse begins with the coordinating conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} linking this instruction closely with the preceding context. The subject autos {αὐτὸς | au-tós} “he” is placed immediately after kai, with the independent pronoun likely carrying a slight emphatic force in context (“that man himself”). Hymin {ὑμῖν | hy-mîn} is a dative of indirect object preceding the verb, giving “to you.” The main verb deixei {δείξει | deí-xei} is future active indicative, forming a predictive statement about what the man will do. The direct object of deixei is the noun phrase anagaion mega {ἀνάγαιον μέγα | a-NÁ-gai-on MÉ-ga}, “a large upper room,” where mega functions attributively after the noun, a common Greek pattern. This noun phrase is further expanded by two modifiers: the perfect passive participle estromenon {ἐστρωμένον | es-trō-MÉ-non} “having been furnished” and the adjective hetoimon {ἕτοιμον | HÉ-toi-mon} “ready.” The perfect participle presents the furnishing as a completed state with continuing relevance, while the coordinate adjective underscores the readiness for immediate use. The second clause is introduced by kai ekei {καὶ ἐκεῖ | kaí e-KEI}, where ekei functions as a locative adverb setting the scene (“and there”). The verb hetoimasate {ἑτοιμάσατε | he-toi-MÁ-sa-te} is aorist active imperative second person plural, an ingressive command directing the disciples to perform the necessary preparations. The dative hemin {ἡμῖν | hē-MÎN} is a dative of advantage, specifying for whom the preparations are to be made (“for us”). In translation, the participial and adjectival modifiers of anagaion are rendered as coordinated descriptive phrases (“furnished and ready”) to maintain natural English flow while preserving the sense of a fully prepared space. The Greek clause order, placing “there” before the imperative, is reflected in the formal rendering with “there prepare,” while the dynamic rendering slightly reshapes the order (“make the preparations there”) to sound more idiomatic in contemporary English.