| 13. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} ‘and’ plus the aorist indicative verb eidon {εἶδον | eî-don} ‘I saw,’ marking an apocalyptic vision report. A triadic pattern of ek tou stomatos {ἐκ τοῦ στόματος | ek tou stómatos} ‘out of the mouth of’ followed by drakontos {δράκοντος | drá-kon-tos} ‘of the dragon,’ thēriou {θηρίου | thē-rí-ou} ‘of the beast,’ and pseudoprophētou {ψευδοπροφήτου | pseu-do-pro-phē-tou} ‘of the false prophet’ emphasizes a shared source of these spirits. The nominative subject pneumata tria akatharta {πνεύματα τρία ἀκάθαρτα | pneúmata tría akátharta} ‘spirits three unclean’ places the numeral between noun and adjective for emphasis on number. The simile hōs batrachoi {ὡς βάτραχοι | hōs bátrachoi} ‘like frogs’ highlights their grotesque appearance. The formal retains the repeated structure literally, while the dynamic smooths the series into a coherent narrative without losing the triadic emphasis or vivid imagery. |