| 10. Linguistic Exegesis eiselthontos autou {εἰσελθόντος αὐτοῦ | ei-sel-thón-tos au-toû} ‘having entered’ forms a genitive absolute temporal clause. The prepositional phrase eis Hierosolyma {εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα | eis Hi-e-ro-só-ly-ma} indicates directional motion into the city. The main verb eseisthe {ἐσείσθη | e-seís-thē} is passive, highlighting the city as recipient of a sudden action. The subject pasa hē polis {πᾶσα ἡ πόλις | pâ-sa hē pó-lis} uses adjective-noun agreement in the nominative to denote totality. The participle legousa {λέγουσα | lé-gou-sa} conveys the communal voice of the city, introducing the direct question Tis estin houtos {Τίς ἐστιν οὗτος | Tís e-s-tin hoû-tos}. English renders the temporal and passive constructions into a natural narrative sequence, preserving the sense of dramatic entry and communal reaction. |