| 23. Linguistic Exegesis The verse consists of three clauses coordinated by kai {καὶ | kaí}. The first clause features the future active verb apoktenousin {ἀποκτενοῦσιν | apoktenoûsin} ‘they will kill’ with the accusative auton {αὐτόν | autón} ‘him’ referring to Jesus. The second clause introduces the temporal dative phrase tē tritē hēmera {τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρᾳ | tē̂ trítē hēmérā} ‘on the third day’, specifying when the future passive verb egerthēsetai {ἐγερθήσεται | egerthḗsetai} ‘he will be raised’ takes effect, implying divine agency without naming the actor. Greek punctuation separates this predictive sequence from the narrative reaction. The final clause, kai elupēthēsan sphodra {καὶ ἐλυπήθησαν σφόδρα | kaí elupḗthēsan sphódra}, uses the aorist passive ‘they were grieved’ with the adverb ‘greatly’ to convey the disciples’ deep sorrow. English translation preserves the future sequence and temporal dative, marks the shift with a semicolon and full stop, and renders the passive and emotional intensity explicitly. |