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Καὶ προσελθὼν εἷς γραμματεὺς εἶπεν αὐτῷ· διδάσκαλε, ἀκολουθήσω σοι ὅπου ἐὰν ἀπέρχῃ. (Matthew 8:19)

And one scribe, having approached, said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you may go.”

The Scene in Syntax

In Matthew 8:19, a scribe steps forward to make a bold declaration of discipleship. The grammar is layered with narrative participles, verbs of speech, and a conditional clause that reveals both commitment and uncertainty. Let us unfold the structure of this verse to see how Greek grammar conveys the drama of devotion.

1. Καὶ προσελθὼν — The Aorist Participle of Approach Parsing προσελθών — aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular of προσέρχομαι, “to come/approach”

This is an aorist participle of attendant circumstance, functioning temporally: “and having come” or more smoothly, “and one scribe came”.… Learn Koine Greek