| 6. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the aorist imperative apodote {ἀπόδοτε | apó-do-te} ‘repay’, issuing a measure-for-measure command. This is followed by the comparative clause hōs kai autē apedōken {ὡς καὶ αὐτὴ ἀπέδωκεν | hōs kaí autḗ a-pé-dō-ken} where autē {αὐτὴ | au-tḗ} ‘she herself’ intensifies her prior action, establishing reciprocity. The coordinating kai {καὶ | kaí} introduces the second imperative diplōsate ta dipla {διπλώσατε τὰ διπλᾶ | di-plō-sa-te tá di-plâ} ‘double the doubles’, heightening the punitive response. The prepositional phrase kata ta erga autēs {κατὰ τὰ ἔργα αὐτῆς | katá tá ér-ga au-tês} ‘according to her deeds’ specifies the standard of retribution. A subsequent prepositional phrase en tō potēriō hō ekerasen {ἐν τῷ ποτηρίῳ ᾧ ἐκέρασεν | en tôi po-tē-rí-ō hō e-ké-ra-sen} ‘in the cup which she mixed’ evokes the instrument of judgment tied to her own design. Finally, kerasate autē diploun {κεράσατε αὐτῇ διπλοῦν | ke-rá-sa-te au-tē di-ploûn} ‘mix for her double’ echoes the prior verb and numeral motif, concluding the intensified retributive pattern. |