| 12. Linguistic Exegesis The adverb tote {τότε | tó-te} establishes the temporal link to the preceding saying. The aorist verb synēkan {συνῆκαν | syn-ē-kan} presents the disciples’ realization as a completed action. The conjunction hoti {ὅτι | hó-ti} introduces the content clause of their understanding. The negated verb eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} with the infinitive prosechein {προσέχειν | pro-sé-khein} expresses the directive they had received “to beware.” The preposition apo {ἀπὸ | a-po} governs two parallel genitive constructions: first tēs zymēs tōn artōn {τῆς ζύμης τῶν ἄρτων | tês zý-mēs tôn ár-tōn} and then, in contrast with alla {ἀλλὰ | al-lá}, tēs didachēs tōn Pharisaíōn kai Saddukaiíōn {τῆς διδαχῆς τῶν Φαρισαίων καὶ Σαδδουκαίων | tês di-da-khês tôn Pha-ri-saí-ōn kaí Sad-dou-kaí-ōn}. This parallel structure accentuates the shift from a literal concern (leaven in bread) to a figurative danger (the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees). |