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Καὶ ἐὰν ἀκουσθῇ τοῦτο ἐπὶ τοῦ ἡγεμόνος, ἡμεῖς πείσομεν αὐτὸν, καὶ ὑμᾶς ἀμερίμνους ποιήσομεν. Introduction

Matthew 28:14 presents a case of political strategy expressed through conditional syntax and future-oriented verbal constructions. Spoken by the chief priests to the soldiers, this verse contains conditional modality, implied social manipulation, and legal nuance. The Greek grammar reveals a persuasive structure dependent on mood, aspect, and pronoun emphasis. Every clause is economically constructed yet dense with rhetorical power.

Conditional Clause: ἐὰν ἀκουσθῇ τοῦτο

– The clause begins with ἐὰν, a conditional particle used with the subjunctive to form a third-class (future more probable) condition. – ἀκουσθῇ is aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular of ἀκούω, meaning “to hear.”… Learn Koine Greek