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Greek Lessons
- The Stillness Before the Call: Greek Grammar in a Moment of Transition
- Ascending to Teach: Grammatical Setting and Theological Foreshadowing in Matthew 5:1
- Rhetorical Inquiry and Comparative Teaching in Mark 4:30: Hortatory Subjunctives and Parabolic Framing in Greek Narrative
- The Quiet Escape: Classical and Koine Greek Meet in Luke 4:30
- Grant Boldness: Grammatical Petition and Apostolic Courage in Acts 4:29
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Tag Archives: Matthew 14:4
It Is Not Lawful: Prophetic Confrontation in Matthew 14:4
The Verse in Focus (Matthew 14:4) ἔλεγεν γὰρ αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰωάννης· οὐκ ἔξεστί σοι ἔχειν αὐτήν Imperfect with Ongoing Force: ἔλεγεν The verb ἔλεγεν is the imperfect active indicative of λέγω — “he was saying.” The imperfect Study more …..