Matthew 21:18 — ExegesisTAB

The Greek adverb proi {Πρωῒ | prōî} ‘morning’ sets the temporal context, followed by de {δὲ | dè} as a narrative connector. Epanagōn {ἐπανάγων | epanágo̱n} is a present active participle indicating continuous motion by the subject, here Jesus, toward the goal marked by eis tēn polin {εἰς τὴν πόλιν | eis tēn pólēn} ‘into the city.’ The main verb epeinasen {ἐπείνασεν | epéinasen} is an aorist indicative denoting a completed action: ‘he became hungry.’ The English formal rendering retains the Greek clause structure with “while” to capture the ongoing action, and the dynamic version shifts to more contemporary phrasing with “felt hungry.”