| 33. Linguistic Exegesis The verse consists of a main narrative clause followed by direct speech. The historical present verb legousin {λέγουσιν | lé-gou-sin} “they say” introduces the quotation and carries its own subject in the verbal ending, while the indirect object autō {αὐτῷ | au-tô} “to Him” precedes the reported words, marking Jesus as the addressee. Inside the quotation, the vocative Kyrie {Κύριε | Ký-ri-e} “Lord” functions as a respectful, faith-filled address that frames the request. The conjunction hina {ἵνα | hína} introduces a purpose clause, governing the present subjunctive anoigōsin {ἀνοιγῶσιν | a-noi-gô-sin} “may be opened,” which expresses the desired outcome rather than a simple future event. The nominative phrase hoi ophthalmoi {οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ | hoi oph-thal-moi} “the eyes” serves as the grammatical subject of the verb within the hina-clause, while the genitive hēmōn {ἡμῶν | hē-mōn} “of us, our” specifies whose eyes are in view. The formal rendering follows the structure of the hina-clause closely with “that our eyes may be opened,” whereas the dynamic version slightly adjusts the main verb to “replied” to clarify that this utterance answers Jesus’ prior question within the dialogue. |