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Πάλιν παραλαμβάνει αὐτὸν ὁ διάβολος εἰς ὄρος ὑψηλὸν λίαν, καὶ δείκνυσιν αὐτῷ πάσας τὰς βασιλείας τοῦ κόσμου καὶ τὴν δόξαν αὐτῶν, (Matthew 4:8)

Again the devil takes him along to a very high mountain, and shows him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.

Adverb of Repetition: Πάλιν

The adverb Πάλιν means “again” and marks the continuation of a sequence of temptations. In narrative Koine Greek, it often introduces repeated or resumed actions and enhances narrative flow and structure.

Main Verb: παραλαμβάνει

– παραλαμβάνει: present active indicative, 3rd person singular of παραλαμβάνω, meaning “he takes (along)” or “he takes with him”

The verb is in the present tense, which is a feature of the vivid historical present—a stylistic device in Koine narrative to create immediacy.… Learn Koine Greek