What is the the force of that? The possible senses that could fit the context might include:Matthew 28:7 wrote:ἰδού, εἶπον ὑμῖν.
- Okay, that's all I've got to say.
- That was a revelation, and you heard it from an angel.
- You need to do something, (because) now you know it.
- Snap out of it / this is real, I am here talking to you.
What type of language is it? Is it part of everyday speech, part of the language of visions and revelations, an implied injunction, or the language of confronting somebody?
Compare the following phrases:
Looking forward to something that will happen, and the information comes before this phrase, but the thing hasn't happened:
When what is revealed comes after the phrase, perhaps regardless of whether the thing told has already happened or not:Matthew 24:25 wrote:Ἰδού, προείρηκα ὑμῖν.
Ἰδού, μυστήριον ὑμῖν λέγω· πάντες μὲν οὐ κοιμηθησόμεθα, πάντες δὲ ἀλλαγησόμεθα,