| 28. Linguistic Exegesis Some early manuscripts omit this verse, but it appears in the SBLGNT text, reflecting its inclusion in later tradition. The verse begins with the conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} linking to the preceding narrative, immediately followed by the aorist passive verb eplerothe {ἐπληρώθη | e-plē-rō-thē} “was fulfilled,” front-loading the prophetic completion theme. The definite article marks hē graphe {ἡ γραφὴ | hē gra-phē} “the Scripture” as a recognized authoritative text, further specified by the attributive participle legousa {λέγουσα | lé-gou-sa} “which says,” portraying Scripture as speaking perpetually. The direct quotation kai meta anomōn elogisthē {καὶ μετὰ ἀνόμων ἐλογίσθη | kaí me-tà a-nó-mōn e-lo-gís-thē} assigns the implied subject (Jesus) to the group “lawless ones,” with meta plus genitive anomōn expressing association. The aorist passive elogisthē {ἐλογίσθη | e-lo-gís-thē} “was counted” conveys a reckoning action by an external agent, underscoring identification with the transgressors. The repeated kai binds prophetic word and narrative fulfillment tightly together. |