| 33. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the substantival article hoi {οἱ | hoí} supplying the implied subject, connected by the postpositive conjunction de {δὲ | dé} to the prior narrative. The locative phrase en to ploio {ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ | en tôi ploíō} sets the scene “in the boat” before the main action. The aorist indicative verb prosekynesan {προσεκύνησαν | prosekýnēsan} conveys a completed act of worship, with the dative pronoun auto {αὐτῷ | autō̂} marking Jesus as the recipient. The nominative participle legontes {λέγοντες | légontes} introduces the content of their confession. Inside the quotation, the adverb Alethos {Ἀληθῶς | Alēthō̂s} intensifies the affirmation. The predicate nominative construction theou huios {θεοῦ υἱὸς | theoû huiòs} with ei {εἶ | eî} yields “You are Son of God,” and the absence of the article before huios underscores Son as a title. In translation, word order is smoothed into subject–verb–object, and the term prosekynesan is rendered with bodily reverence to reflect both posture and devotion. |