| 7. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with a strong adversative alla {ἀλλὰ | allà} that contrasts the women’s previous fear with a new directive. Two coordinated imperatives, hypagete {ὑπάγετε | hypágete} 'go' and eipate {εἴπατε | eípate} 'say', form the primary command sequence. These are followed by two dative phrases marking the recipients of the message: tois mathetais autou {τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ | toîs mathē-taîs autoû} 'to His disciples' and tō Petrō {τῷ Πέτρῳ | tō̂ Pé-trō} 'to Peter', the latter singled out for special mention. The conjunction hoti {ὅτι | hóti} introduces the content of the report as indirect discourse. Within this clause, Proagei hymas {Προάγει ὑμᾶς | Pro-ágei hymâs} 'He goes before you' uses a present indicative to describe a certain, imminent action, with the implied subject being Jesus, and hymas as the object. The prepositional phrase eis tēn Galilaian {εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν | eis tēn Galilai-an} specifies the destination. The adverb ekei {ἐκεῖ | ekeî} 'there' shifts the focus to the location of future encounter, while the clause auton opsesthe {αὐτὸν ὄψεσθε | autón ópsesthe} 'you will see Him' employs a future middle indicative, emphasizing the disciples' direct participation in the seeing event. The comparative conjunction kathōs {καθὼς | kathṓs} introduces a measure of correspondence, linking this promise to prior words through eipen hymin {εἶπεν ὑμῖν | eîpen hymîn} 'He said to you', which frames the resurrection appearance as fulfillment of Jesus' earlier prediction. The English renderings maintain the sequence of commands followed by reported speech, make the implied subject explicit with capitalized pronouns, and preserve the future-oriented hope of a personal encounter in Galilee. |