| 26. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with kai {Καὶ | kaí} linking this scene to the preceding narrative. The aorist participle hymnesantes {ὑμνήσαντες | humnḗ-san-tes} precedes the main verb and functions temporally, “after they had sung,” marking a completed act of worship before the next action. The main clause centers on exelthon {ἐξῆλθον | exêl-thon}, “they went out,” which carries the narrative forward. The prepositional phrase eis to oros tōn elaiōn {εἰς τὸ Ὄρος τῶν Ἐλαιῶν | eis tò Ó-ros tôn Elaiôn} specifies destination, with eis plus the accusative indicating movement toward a place. The genitive phrase tōn elaiōn {τῶν Ἐλαιῶν | tôn Elaiôn} modifies oros {Ὄρος | Ó-ros}, forming the fixed geographical designation “the Mount of Olives.” In translation, the Greek participial construction is rendered as a temporal clause in natural English, and the recognized toponym “Mount of Olives” is preserved to maintain historical and geographical precision. |