| 31. Linguistic Exegesis The conjunction hina {ἵνα | hína} introduces a purpose construction that governs two coordinated subjunctive verbs, rhystho {ῥυσθῶ | rhysthô} and genetai {γένηται | génētai}, linked by kai {καὶ | kaí}. The first hina-clause element, rhystho with the prepositional phrase apo ton apeithounton {ἀπὸ τῶν ἀπειθούντων | apó tôn apeithoúntôn}, expresses Paul’s desired deliverance from a specific group, with the genitive participle functioning substantivally as “those who are disobeying” or “the disobedient.” The local prepositional phrase en te Ioudaia {ἐν τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ | en tē̂ Ioudaíā} narrows the sphere of this danger to Judea, situating the first request geographically. The second part of the purpose structure begins with the nominative subject phrase he diakonia mou he eis Ierousalēm {ἡ διακονία μου ἡ εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ | hē diakonía moû hē eis Ierousalḗm}, where the second article plus prepositional phrase hē eis Ierousalēm functions as an adjectival modifier specifying “my service which is for Jerusalem.” The predicate adjective euprosdektos {εὐπρόσδεκτος | euprosdék-tos} stands in nominative agreement with diakonia, and its relation to genetai forms a second hina-governed purpose: that this ministry “may become acceptable.” The dative phrase tois hagiois {τοῖς ἁγίοις | toîs hágiois} marks the beneficiaries or evaluators of this acceptance, the saints, who are the intended recipients of the Jerusalem service. Syntactically, the verse balances two concerns—personal protection and communal reception—within a single purpose framework, and the English renderings mirror this by maintaining the hina-purpose with two coordinated clauses. |