| 34. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the coordinating conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} 'and', linking this clause to the unfolding parable. The aorist passive participle orgistheis {ὀργισθεὶς | orgistheìs} 'having become angry' provides the causal circumstance for the main action. The nominative subject ho kyrios autou {ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ | ho ký-rios au-toû} 'his master' executes the verb paredōken {παρέδωκεν | parédōken} 'handed over', while auton {αὐτόν | autón} 'him' serves as its object. The dative phrase tois basanistais {τοῖς βασανισταῖς | toîs basanistaîs} 'to the tormentors' denotes the recipients of the punishment. The temporal clause introduced by heōs hou {ἕως οὗ | héōs hoû} 'until' controls the aorist subjunctive apodōi {ἀποδῷ | apodôi} 'he should pay back', expressing the condition for release. In that clause, pân {πᾶν | pân} 'all' intensifies scope, and the substantival to opheilómenon {τὸ ὀφειλόμενον | tò opheilómenon} 'the thing owed' specifies the full debt. In English, the participle is rendered as a finite verb to enhance readability, and the temporal condition maintains its subjunctive sense to reflect the open-ended nature of the obligation. |