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Οἱ δὲ περισσῶς ἐξεπλήσσοντο λέγοντες πρὸς ἑαυτούς· Καὶ τίς δύναται σωθῆναι; (Mark 10:26)

Mark’s Greek often feels breathless—its syntax pushes readers into the same emotional velocity as the disciples. In οἱ δὲ περισσῶς ἐξεπλήσσοντο, grammar does the heavy lifting: an imperfect verb charged by an intensifying adverb. The result is not mere surprise but an ongoing inner collapse of confidence. Mark’s clause is not only narrating psychology; it is shaping the canonical story of who can and cannot enter the kingdom.

Before we investigate how the disciples’ stunned grammar opens a window onto the whole biblical narrative of salvation, we begin with the vocabulary’s inner mechanics.… Learn Koine Greek