| 29. Linguistic Exegesis The Greek aorist participle peson {πεσὼν | pe-sṓn} ‘having fallen’ introduces an action prior to the main verb, linked by the inferential particle oun {οὖν | oûn}. The nominative syndoulos autou {σύνδουλος αὐτοῦ | sún-dou-los au-toû} identifies the petitioner and his relationship. The imperfect parekalei {παρεκάλει | pa-re-ká-lei} conveys ongoing entreaty, with the participle legon {λέγων | lé-gōn} leading into direct speech. In the command, the imperative makrothymeson {Μακροθύμησον | Ma-kro-thý-mē-son} plus the dative emoi focuses the plea, and the conjunction kai introduces the future apodoso {ἀποδώσω | a-po-dṓ-sō} with the dative soi marking the beneficiary of the promised repayment. English preserves the temporal, iterative, and volitional nuances of the Greek verbs to mirror the rhetorical force. |