This week's Friday Figure is a two for one and comes from the Gospel of Luke:
Luke 6:46 Τί δέ με καλεῖτε· κύριε κύριε, καὶ οὐ ποιεῖτε ἃ λέγω;
Ti de me kaleite: kyrie kyrie, kai ou poieite ha lego
Why do you call me Lord Lord and do not do what I say?
This verse contains two figures. The first is with the repetition of Lord (
kyrie) twice in a row which forms the figure
epanalepsis. Epanalepsis is usually used for emphasis or to heighten the emotional appeal. The second figure is that this verse, unlike Matthew's parallel material (Mt. 7:21) is a
rhetorical question. By using the
rhetorical question, Luke draws the audience into his argument as participants.
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