| 42. Linguistic Exegesis The verse consists of a sequence of clauses moving from command to description. The initial imperative egeiresthe {ἐγείρεσθε | e-geí-re-sthe} ‘rise’ directly addresses the disciples with a plural command, followed by the hortatory subjunctive agomen {ἄγωμεν | á-gō-men} ‘let us go’, which includes both speaker and hearers in the ensuing action. This pairing heightens urgency and shared resolve. The deictic particle idou {ἰδοὺ | i-doù} ‘behold, look’ shifts attention to the decisive moment. Syntactically, ho paradidous me {ὁ παραδιδούς με | ho pa-ra-di-doús me} forms the subject of engiken {ἤγγικεν | ḗn-gi-ken}: the article ho plus the present active participle paradidous ‘betraying, handing over’ substantivizes the action, yielding “the one who is betraying Me.” The perfect verb engiken ‘has drawn near’ presents the approach of the betrayer as a completed process with a present result. The word order—imperative, hortatory subjunctive, deictic particle, then subject and verb—creates a narrative progression from rousing command to the stark realization of imminent betrayal. |