| 20. Linguistic Exegesis The verse unfolds as a connected narrative chain beginning with kai {καί | kaí} “and,” signaling continuation from the preceding scene. The temporal conjunction hote {ὅτε | hó-te} “when” introduces a temporal clause whose main verb is enepaixan {ἐνέπαιξαν | e-né-pai-xan} “they mocked,” an aorist indicative summarizing the mockery as a completed event. The dative pronoun autō {αὐτῷ | au-tô} functions as the indirect object, marking the One to whom the mocking was directed. A series of aorist verbs follows in parataxis: exedysan {ἐξέδυσαν | e-xé-dy-san} “they stripped” with its object auton {αὐτόν | au-tón} and the accusative phrase tēn porphuran {τὴν πορφύραν | tḕn por-phú-ran} “the purple robe,” then enedysan {ἐνέδυσαν | e-né-dy-san} “they clothed” with auton and the double accusative object ta himatia ta idia {τὰ ἱμάτια τὰ ἴδια | tá hi-má-ti-a tá í-di-a} “His own garments,” where the repeated article plus adjective emphasizes that these clothes truly belonged to Him. The tense shifts to the present in exagousin {ἐξάγουσιν | e-xá-gou-sin} “they lead out,” a historical present heightening vividness as the action moves toward execution. The conjunction hina {ἵνα | hí-na} introduces a purpose clause with staurōsōsin {σταυρώσωσιν | stau-ró-sō-sin} “they might crucify,” an aorist subjunctive expressing intended outcome. The repeated auton {αὐτόν | au-tón} throughout keeps focus on the same central figure, showing a tightly knit progression from mockery, to removal of the mocking robe, restoration of His own garments, and finally the purposeful leading out for crucifixion, which guided the choice to retain clear sequential verbs and a distinct purpose clause in English. |