| 28. Linguistic Exegesis The narrative hinge ho de Iesous eipen autois {ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς | ho dè Iē-soûs eî-pen au-toîs} ‘but Jesus said to them’ introduces authoritative speech. The formula amen lego humin {Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν | A-mēn lég-ō hy-mîn} ‘truly I say to you’ marks solemn proclamation. The content clause introduced by hoti {ὅτι | hó-ti} encompasses humeis hoi akolouthesantes moi {ὑμεῖς οἱ ἀκολουθήσαντές μοι | hy-meîs hoi a-ko-lou-thé-san-tes moi} ‘you who have followed me’, emphasizing the completed action as the basis for reward. The temporal phrase en tē palingenesia {ἐν τῇ παλιγγενεσίᾳ | en tē pa-ling-ge-ne-sí-a} ‘in the regeneration’ sets the eschatological context. The subordinate clause hotan kathise ho huios tou anthropou epi thronou doxēs autou {ὅταν καθίσῃ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐπὶ θρόνου δόξης αὐτοῦ | hó-tan ka-thí-sē ho hy-iós toû an-thrṓ-pou e-pí thró-nou dóx-ēs au-toû} ‘when the Son of Man sits on His throne of glory’ uses the subjunctive for a future event. The main future verb kathesesthe {καθήσεσθε | ka-thḗ-se-sthe} ‘you will sit’ is coordinated with kai humeis epi dōdeka thronous {καὶ ὑμεῖς ἐπὶ δώδεκα θρόνους | kaí hy-meîs e-pí dṓ-de-ka thró-nous} ‘and you on twelve thrones’, with krinontes {κρίνοντες | krí-non-tes} ‘judging’ governing tàs dōdeka phylas toû Israel {τὰς δώδεκα φυλὰς τοῦ Ἰσραήλ | tàs dṓ-de-ka phy-làs toû Is-ra-ḗl}, clarifying their judicial role. |