| 27. Linguistic Exegesis The sentence begins with the finite verb mellei {μέλλει | mél-lei} plus the complementary infinitive erchesthai {ἔρχεσθαι | ér-khe-sthai}, creating a periphrastic future construction that highlights the imminent nature of the Son of Man’s coming. The conjunction gar {γὰρ | gár} links this statement to preceding context, providing a causal connection. The title ho huios tou anthropou {ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου | ho hui-ós toû an-thrō-pou} is a fixed eschatological designation drawn from Daniel 7. The prepositional phrase en tē doxē tou patros autou {ἐν τῇ δόξῃ τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ | en tē dóx-ē toû pa-trós au-toû} uses the dative with en to denote the sphere of divine glory belonging to the Father, while meta tōn angelōn autou {μετὰ τῶν ἀγγέλων αὐτοῦ | me-tá tōn an-gé-lōn au-toû} places the angels as part of the royal retinue. The temporal marker kai tote {καὶ τότε | kaí tó-te} introduces the subsequent action, and the future indicative apodōsei {ἀποδώσει | a-po-dō-sei} indicates the Son of Man’s judging act. The dative hekastō {ἑκάστῳ | he-kás-tō} specifies each individual as an indirect object, and the accusative phrase kata tēn praxin autou {κατὰ τὴν πρᾶξιν αὐτοῦ | katá tēn prâ-xin au-toû} states the normative standard, linking reward to each person’s deed. The two-stage sequence “coming in glory” then “rewarding according to deeds” mirrors the Greek discourse flow and underscores both eschatological arrival and personal accountability. |