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καὶ πάντες ἐμαρτύρουν αὐτῷ καὶ ἐθαύμαζον ἐπὶ τοῖς λόγοις τῆς χάριτος τοῖς ἐκπορευομένοις ἐκ τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔλεγον· οὐχ οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱὸς Ἰωσὴφ; Coordinated Imperfect Verbs: ἐμαρτύρουν and ἐθαύμαζον ἐμαρτύρουν: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural of μαρτυρέω, “they were bearing witness” ἐθαύμαζον: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural of θαυμάζω, “they were marveling”

The use of the imperfect tense for both verbs expresses continuous or repeated action in the past. The verbs are coordinated by καὶ and have the common subject πάντες (“all”), indicating communal response.

Subject: πάντες πάντες: nominative masculine plural of πᾶς, “all (people)”

This plural subject governs both imperfect verbs.… Learn Koine Greek