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καὶ ἔλεγε· πῶς ὁμοιώσωμεν τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἢ ἐν τίνι παραβολῇ παραβάλωμεν αὐτὴν; (Mark 4:30)

Introduction to Teaching Discourse: καὶ ἔλεγε

– καὶ: Coordinating conjunction—”and,” linking to the preceding teaching activity. – ἔλεγε: Imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular of λέγω, “he was saying.” – The imperfect tense indicates ongoing or repeated speech during Jesus’ parabolic instruction. – This phrase opens a reflective question within Jesus’ public teaching ministry.

First Hortatory Question: πῶς ὁμοιώσωμεν τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ

– πῶς: Interrogative adverb—”how.” – ὁμοιώσωμεν: Aorist active subjunctive, 1st person plural of ὁμοιόω, “we liken,” “compare.” – Hortatory subjunctive expressing deliberation: “How shall we compare…?”… Learn Koine Greek