| 28. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the solemn affirmation formula amēn {ἀμὴν | amḗn} ‘truly’ preceding the first person singular verb legō {λέγω | légō} ‘I say’ to assert authority. The conjunction hoti {ὅτι | hóti} introduces the content clause whose main verb is the present indicative eisin {εἰσίν | eisín} ‘there are’, and its subject is tines tōn hōde hestōtōn {τινες τῶν ὧδε ἑστώτων | tínes tōn hôde hestṓtōn} ‘some of those standing here’, with the perfect participle hestōtōn marking a sustained, present action. The qualitative relative clause hoitines ou mē geusōntai thanatou {οἵτινες οὐ μὴ γεύσωνται θανάτου | hoítines ou mē geúsōntai thanátou} employs the emphatic negation ou mē with the aorist subjunctive to guarantee that these persons will by no means experience death before a certain event. The temporal clause introduced by heōs an idōsin {ἕως ἂν ἴδωσιν | héōs án ídōsin} uses heōs plus the subjunctive to denote the forthcoming condition “until they see,” with idōsin as an aorist subjunctive describing the future act of seeing. The noun phrase ton huion tou anthrōpou erchomenon {τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐρχόμενον | tón huión tou anthrṓpou erchómenon} centers on huion {υἱὸν | huión} ‘son’ modified by the participle erchomenon {ἐρχόμενον | erchómenon} ‘coming’, emphasizing the event of the Son of Man’s arrival. The final prepositional phrase en tē basileia autou {ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ αὐτοῦ | en tḗ basileíāi autoû} situates this coming within the sphere of His kingdom, signaling the manifestation of His reign. |