| 6. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the article plus particle construction ho de {ὁ δὲ | ho dé}, where ho functions as a grammatical subject referring back to the young man introduced in the previous verse, and de marks a mild contrast or continuation in the narrative. The present indicative legei {λέγει | lé-gei} places the speech in vivid, historical present narration. The dative autais {αὐταῖς | au-taîs} marks the indirect object “to them,” the women at the tomb. The prohibition mē ekthambeisthe {Μὴ ἐκθαμβεῖσθε | mḕ ek-tham-beî-sthe} combines the negative particle with a present passive imperative, indicating an ongoing emotional state that must cease: “Stop being alarmed.” The following clause Iesoun zeteite ton Nazarenon ton estauromenon {Ἰησοῦν ζητεῖτε τὸν Ναζαρηνὸν τὸν ἐσταυρωμένον | Iē-soûn zē-teî-te tòn Na-za-rē-nón tòn e-stau-rō-mé-non} places the verb zeteite in the second position, with the object fronted for focus: “Jesus you are seeking,” further specified by two appositional accusatives, “the Nazarene” and “the crucified one,” which tightly identify the historical person. The next clause ēgerthē ouk estin hōde {ἠγέρθη οὐκ ἔστιν ὧδε | ē-gér-thē ouk és-tin hô-de} uses an aorist passive, a classic divine passive implying God’s action in raising Jesus, followed by a simple existential statement “He is not here,” with the adverb hōde providing spatial contrast with the tomb. The imperative ide {ἴδε | í-de} introduces a demonstrative command: “See the place,” where ho topos hopou ethēkan auton {ὁ τόπος ὅπου ἔθηκαν αὐτόν | ho tó-pos hó-pou é-thē-kan au-tón} contains a nominative subject “the place” and a relative adverb hopou introducing a relative clause “where they laid Him,” with ethēkan as an indefinitive “they,” typical of narrative Greek when the agents are known from context. English renderings reorganize clauses into standard subject–verb–object order, preserve the divine passive with “has been raised,” and maintain the appositional identifications of Jesus while making implicit agents and settings clear enough for modern readers. |