| 43. Linguistic Exegesis The temporal adverb tote {Τότε | Tó-te} ‘then’ introduces a future eschatological scene linked to the consummation in the preceding parable discourse. The nominative substantive hoi dikaioi {οἱ δίκαιοι | hoi dí-kai-oi} marks an identified group, with the adjective dikaioi used as a noun to denote “the righteous.” The main verb eklampsousin {ἐκλάμψουσιν | ek-lámp-sou-sin} in the future active indicative expresses certainty of their revealing glory. The comparative particle hos {ὡς | hōs} forms a simile, drawing on the noun helios {ἥλιος | hḗ-li-os} as the visual standard of brightness. The prepositional phrase en tē basileia {ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ | en tē ba-si-leí-a} defines the locus of this radiance as the sphere of divine rule, and the genitive tou patros autōn {τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτῶν | toû pa-trós au-tôn} specifies familial possession, underscoring both sovereignty and relational intimacy. The clause ho echōn ōta akouetō {ὁ ἔχων ὦτα ἀκουέτω | ho é-khōn ô-ta a-kou-é-tō} combines an articular participle with an imperative, literally “the one having ears, let him hear,” serving as a universal summons to hearken, preserving the rhetorical force of Jesus’ call. |