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When Repetition Becomes Revelation: The Gravity of ἐπὶ τρίς and the Ascent of ἅπαντα
Τοῦτο δὲ ἐγένετο ἐπὶ τρίς, καὶ πάλιν ἀνεσπάσθη ἅπαντα εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν. (Acts 11:10)
This happened three times, and again everything was pulled up into the heaven.
The Rhythmic Architecture of Revelation: How Repetition and Ascent Shape Narrative LogicThe structure of the verse is built around a bipartite sequence, and this sequence generates meaning through the interplay between repetition and upward motion, each expressed through compact syntactic units that form a narrative rhythm. The demonstrative pronoun τοῦτο opens the verse with an anaphoric reference that assumes prior narrative context, and its initial position foregrounds the event rather than the actors involved.… Learn Koine Greek