| 9. Linguistic Exegesis lego {λέγω | légō} ‘I say’ at the outset asserts authoritative speech, with de {δὲ | dè} ‘but’ signaling contrast. The dative pronoun hymin {ὑμῖν | hymîn} ‘to you’ addresses the audience directly, and hoti {ὅτι | hóti} ‘that’ introduces the content clause. Within, hos {ὃς | hòs} ‘whoever’ plus an {ἂν | àn} and the aorist subjunctive apolysē {ἀπολύσῃ | apolýsē} ‘may divorce’ expresses any potential dissolution of marriage. The exception me epi porneíā {μὴ ἐπὶ πορνείᾳ | mḕ epì porneíā} ‘except on account of sexual immorality’ qualifies that action. The coordinating kai {καὶ | kaí} ‘and’ links a second subjunctive gamēsē {γαμήσῃ | gamēsē} ‘may marry’ with the adjective állēn {ἄλλην | állēn} ‘another’, leading to moichâtai {μοιχᾶται | moichâtai} ‘commits adultery’, indicating the ongoing result. The second clause’s kai {καὶ | kaí} ‘and’ plus ho {ὁ | ho} ‘the one’ with the perfect passive participle apolelyménēn {ἀπολελυμένην | apolelyménēn} ‘having been divorced’ and the aorist participle gamēsas {γαμήσας | gamēsas} ‘marrying her’ again culminates in moichâtai {μοιχᾶται | moichâtai} ‘commits adultery’. Rendering the relative-subjunctive and participial constructions as “whoever” or “anyone” and splitting the two kai-linked clauses into separate sentences clarifies the parallel judgments. |