Matthew 20:32ExegesisTAB

Matthew 20 : 32 Compassion | Desire | Action
32. Linguistic Exegesis
The verse begins with kai {καί | kaí} “and,” marking continuation from the previous narrative. The aorist participle stas {στὰς | stàs} “having stopped” functions as a circumstantial participle that highlights Jesus’ decisive pause. The articulated subject ho {ὁ | ho} with Iesous {Ἰησοῦς | Iē-soûs} follows. Sequential aorist verbs ephonesen {ἐφώνησεν | e-phṓ-nē-sen} “he called” and eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} “he said” describe completed actions. Within the direct question, the interrogative pronoun ti {τί | tí} “what” is fronted for emphasis, followed by the present indicative thelete {θέλετε | thé-le-te} “do you want,” which governs the aorist subjunctive poieso {ποιήσω | poi-ḗ-sō} “should I do.” The dative pronoun hymin {ὑμῖν | hy-mîn} “for you” marks the beneficiaries. In translation, the Greek participle is rendered as a finite verb (“stopped”) for readability, the summons is conveyed as “called them over” to preserve the invitation nuance, and the structure of the question is maintained to retain its immediacy.

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