| 21. Linguistic Exegesis The benediction opens with the article-noun phrase hē charis {Ἡ χάρις | hē cháris}, foregrounding divine favor. The genitive tou kyriou Iēsoû {τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ | toû kyríou Iē-soû} identifies the gracious source. The prepositional phrase meta pantōn {μετὰ πάντων | metà pántōn} expresses universal inclusion. Greek benedictions typically omit an explicit verb; English supplies an imperative “Let…abide” in the formal and an optative “May…rest” in the dynamic. The final Amen is a liturgical affirmation meaning “so be it,” included here in accordance with the majority of Greek manuscripts. |