| 40. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the temporal conditional clause hotan {ὅταν | hó-tan} ‘when’ combined with the inferential conjunction oun {οὖν | oûn} ‘therefore’, linking the question to prior parable events. The subjunctive verb elthē {ἔλθῃ | él-thē} ‘comes’ sets an anticipated arrival. The subject noun phrase ho kyrios tou ampelōnos {ὁ κύριος τοῦ ἀμπελῶνος | ho kú-ri-os toû am-pe-lō-nos} ‘the master of the vineyard’ identifies the proprietor. The interrogative pronoun ti {τί | tí} ‘what?’ precedes the future indicative poiēsei {ποιήσει | poi-ē-sei} ‘will he do’ for emphasis. The dative phrase tois geōrgois ekeinois {τοῖς γεωργοῖς ἐκείνοις | toîs ge-ōr-go-is e-ke-í-nois} ‘to those farmers’ designates the intended recipients. English places the temporal clause first and renders the emphatic question in subject–verb–object order while preserving the Greek focus. |