| 34. Linguistic Exegesis The sentence begins with the temporal conjunction hote {ὅτε | hó-te} ‘when’, followed by the adversative particle de {δὲ | dè} ‘but’, which transitions the narrative. The nominative subject ho kairos tōn karpōn {ὁ καιρὸς τῶν καρπῶν | ho kai-ròs tôn kar-pôn} ‘the season of the fruits’ is defined by the genitive plural karpōn {καρπῶν | kar-pôn} ‘fruits’. The aorist verb apesteilen {ἀπέστειλεν | apé-stei-len} ‘sent’ takes the accusative object tous doulous autou {τοὺς δούλους αὐτοῦ | toùs doú-lous au-toû} ‘his servants’. The prepositional phrase pros tous geōrgous {πρὸς τοὺς γεωργοὺς | pròs toùs ge-ōr-gòus} ‘to the farmers’ indicates the recipients, and the infinitive labein {λαβεῖν | la-beîn} ‘to receive’ expresses purpose, with tous karpous autou {τοὺς καρποὺς αὐτοῦ | toùs kar-poùs au-toû} ‘his fruits’ as its object. This structure highlights the owner’s authority and the intentional dispatch of his agents to collect produce. |