| 4. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with kai {καὶ | kaí} “and,” linking this scene with the preceding hiring episodes in the parable. The dative pronoun ekeinois {ἐκείνοις | e-keí-nois} “to those” is fronted before the verb eipen {εἶπεν | eî-pen} “he said,” giving prominence to the new group of laborers being addressed. The imperative Hypagete {Ὑπάγετε | Hy-pá-ge-te} “go” directly commands plural addressees, while the following kai hymeis {καὶ ὑμεῖς | kaí hy-meîs} “and you also” marks their inclusion alongside earlier workers. The prepositional phrase eis ton ampelona {εἰς τὸν ἀμπελῶνα | eis tón am-pe-lô-na} specifies the destination and implicitly the sphere of work. The clause kai ho ean e dikaion {καὶ ὃ ἐὰν ᾖ δίκαιον | kaí hó e-an ê dí-kai-on} combines a relative pronoun ho with the conditional particle ean and the subjunctive e, creating an open-ended relative conditional sense, “whatever might be right.” This construction leaves the exact amount undefined but bounded by justice. The future verb doso hymin {δώσω ὑμῖν | dṓ-sō hy-mîn} “I will give to you” concludes the sentence, placing rhetorical weight on the speaker’s promised action. In English, the clause is rendered with a clear future commitment (“I will give/pay you whatever is right/fair”), preserving both the indefiniteness of ho ean and the ethical nuance of dikaion while maintaining natural word order. |