| 11. Linguistic Exegesis The aorist participle eiselthon {εἰσελθὼν | eiselthōn} establishes the king’s entry as background information. The postpositive conjunction de {δὲ | dè} introduces a shift to the main clause expressed by the infinitive theasasthai {θεάσασθαι | theásasthai}, indicating the king’s intention “to see.” The participle anakeimenous {ἀνακειμένους | anakeiménous} portrays the banquet posture of the guests, and the aorist indicative eiden {εἶδεν | eîden} denotes the central action “he saw.” The locative adverb ekei {ἐκεῖ | ekeî} specifies the location of the sighting. The accusative anthropon {ἄνθρωπον | ánthrōpon} identifies the individual observed, and the perfect participle endedymenon {ἐνδεδυμένον | endeduménon} with noun phrase endyma gamou {ἔνδυμα γάμου | éndyma gámou} emphasizes his ongoing failure to meet the wedding attire expectation. The English reconstructions preserve the sequence, the cultural banquet imagery, and the king’s inspection. |