| 19. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with kai {καὶ | kaí} 'and,' linking this prediction to the preceding context. The main verb paradosousin {παραδώσουσιν | pa-ra-dṓ-sou-sin} 'they will deliver over' (future active indicative, third person plural) takes auton {αὐτὸν | au-tón} 'him' as its direct object. The dative phrase tois ethnesin {τοῖς ἔθνεσιν | toîs éth-ne-sin} 'to the nations' specifies the recipients of this handover. The purpose clause eis to empaixai {εἰς τὸ ἐμπαῖξαι | eis tó em-PAI-xai} 'in order to mock' uses a preposition with an articular infinitive. Two more coordinated infinitives, mastigosai {μαστιγῶσαι | mas-ti-GŌ-sai} 'to scourge' and staurosai {σταυρῶσαι | stau-RŌ-sai} 'to crucify,' expand this sequence of abuses. The temporal phrase tei tritēi hemera {τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρᾳ | tē trí-tē hē-MÉ-ra} 'on the third day' situates the climactic outcome. Finally, the future passive egerthēsetai {ἐγερθήσεται | e-ger-THÉ-se-tai} 'he will be raised' employs a divine passive to underscore divine agency in reversing the human suffering. The repetition of 'and' mirrors the original Greek coordination, preserving the escalating rhythm of the verse. |