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Greek Lessons
- When Greatness Turns Inside Out: The Grammar of Reversal in μείζων and μικρότερος
- When Repetition Becomes Revelation: The Gravity of ἐπὶ τρίς and the Ascent of ἅπαντα
- When Need Becomes Grammar: The Quiet Theology of τὸ ὑστέρημά μου
- When Fear Speaks in the Present Tense: The Urgency Hidden in νῦν ἐζήτουν
- When Testimony Meets Opposition: The Grammar of Conflict in Revelation 11:7
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Tag Archives: Matthew 2:13
Matthew 2:13 and the Greek of Divine Intervention and Urgency
Ἀναχωρησάντων δὲ αὐτῶν ἰδοὺ ἄγγελος Κυρίου φαίνεται κατ’ ὄναρ τῷ Ἰωσὴφ λέγων· ἐγερθεὶς παράλαβε τὸ παιδίον καὶ τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ καὶ φεῦγε εἰς Αἴγυπτον, καὶ ἴσθι ἐκεῖ ἕως ἂν εἴπω σοι· μέλλει γὰρ Ἡρῴδης ζητεῖν τὸ παιδίον τοῦ ἀπολέσαι αὐτό. (Matthew 2:13)
And after they had departed, behold, an angel of the LORD appears in a dream to Joseph, saying, “Rise, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod is about to seek the child to destroy him.”
Grammatical Precision and Narrative Speed Ἀναχωρησάντων δὲ αὐτῶν Genitive aorist participle of ἀναχωρέω (“to depart, withdraw”).… Learn Koine Greek