| 13. Linguistic Exegesis The Greek sentence structure opens with kai {καὶ | kaì} ‘and’ as a narrative continuation, followed by legei {λέγει | lé-gei} ‘he says’ introducing direct speech. The dative autois {αὐτοῖς | au-toîs} ‘to them’ marks the audience. Gegraptai {Γέγραπται | Gég-rap-tai} ‘it has been written’ signals the scriptural citation formula. The phrase ho oikos mou oikos proseuches {Ὁ οἶκός μου οἶκος προσευχῆς | Ho ôi-kos mou ôi-kos pros-eu-khês} conjoins possession and purpose: ‘my house {house of prayer}.’ Klethēsetai {κληθήσεται | klē-thê-se-tai} ‘will be called’ is future passive, indicating the temple’s divine designation. The adversative de {δὲ | dḕ} ‘but’ introduces contrast, with humeis {ὑμεῖς | hu-meîs} ‘you’ emphasized by position. The fronted object auton {αὐτὸν | au-tòn} ‘it’ before poieite {ποιεῖτε | poi-eî-te} ‘you make’ intensifies the reproach. Spelaion lēistōn {σπήλαιον λῃστῶν | spḗ-lai-on lēi-stṓn} ‘den of robbers’ completes the accusation, the genitive lēistōn specifying the illicit occupants of the temple. |