| 49. Linguistic Exegesis The adverb houtos {οὕτως | hoú-tōs} ‘thus, in this manner’ recalls the preceding parable and introduces a parallel formula, while the future verb estai {ἔσται | é-stai} imparts a solemn prophetic tone. The prepositional phrase en tē sunteleia tou aiōnos {ἐν τῇ συντελείᾳ τοῦ αἰῶνος | en tē̂ syn-te-leí-a tou ai-ō-nos} specifies the eschatological timeframe with sunteleia governed by en plus dative and aiōnos in the genitive clarifying the particular age. The verb exeleusontai {ἐξελεύσονται | ex-e-leú-son-tai} precedes its subject hoi angeloi {οἱ ἄγγελοι | hoi án-ge-loi} to emphasize the decisive action “will go out,” portraying the angels as agents of divine judgment. The coordinated verb aphorisousin {ἀφοριοῦσιν | a-pho-ri-oû-sin} takes tous ponērous {τοὺς πονηρούς | toús po-nē-roús} as its object, and the phrase ek mesou tōn dikaiōn {ἐκ μέσου τῶν δικαίων | ek mé-sou tôn di-kaí-ōn} clarifies the removal of the wicked from the community of the righteous, underscoring a one-sided final separation. |