| 17. Linguistic Exegesis The sentence opens with parakalō {Παρακαλῶ | pa-ra-ka-lô} ‘I urge’, a first person singular verb framing the verse as an appeal. The postpositive de {δὲ | de} links this exhortation to the prior context while introducing a warning. The vocative adelphoi {ἀδελφοί | a-del-phoí} addresses the community directly. The infinitive skopein {σκοπεῖν | sko-peîn} complements parakalō and governs the object phrase tous … poiountas, identifying those “who are producing” negative effects. The coordinated accusatives tas dichostasias {τὰς διχοστασίας | tàs di-kho-sta-sí-as} and ta skandala {τὰ σκάνδαλα | tà skán-da-la} denote internal splits and spiritual traps. The prepositional phrase para tēn didachēn {παρὰ τὴν διδαχὴν | parà tḕn di-da-chḕn} marks these actions as contrary to the normative teaching specified by the relative clause hēn hymeis emathete {ἣν ὑμεῖς ἐμάθετε | hḕn hy-meîs e-má-the-te}. Finally, the aorist imperative ekklinate {ἐκκλίνατε | ek-klí-na-te} “turn away” introduces decisive separation, completing the progression from appeal to vigilance, error identification, and corrective action. |