| 27. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with the aorist passive participle splangchnistheis {σπλαγχνισθεὶς | splang-khni-stheís} “having been moved with compassion,” which introduces the motive for the subsequent actions. The noun phrase ho kyrios tou doulou ekeinou {ὁ κύριος τοῦ δούλου ἐκείνου | ho ký-rios toû doû-lou e-keí-nou} identifies the subject in a possession relation, with the genitive tou doulou ekeinou marking the servant’s belonging. Two aorist active indicatives, apelusen {ἀπέλυσεν | a-pé-lu-sen} “released” and apheken {ἀφῆκεν | a-phê-ken} “forgave,” are connected by kai {καὶ | kaí}, yielding a coordinated sequence of completed actions. The accusative auton {αὐτόν | au-tón} serves as the direct object of the first verb, while the neuter noun to daneion {τὸ δάνειον | tò dá-nei-on} with the dative auto {αὐτῷ | au-tôi} functions as the object of remission in the second, emphasizing both personal and financial liberation. English renders the participle as a causal-temporal modifier (“having compassion”/“felt deep pity”) followed by paired finite verbs to preserve the emphasis on the master’s compassionate initiative. |