The Lexham Discourse Greek New Testament: Introduction

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“The second thing that counterpoints typically accomplish is to create anticipation that a related point follows.” (source)

“Instead of simply making two unconnected statements, the point-counterpoint set uses an initial statement that functions as a backdrop or foil for a more-important statement that typically follows.” (source)

“First, it creates an explicit link between two things that otherwise might not have been connected.” (source)

“Importance is based on the contribution of the new information to the context, not its position in a clause.” (source)

“Keep in mind that it is the comment about the framed information that is most important, not the framed elements.” (source)