γινέσθω (ginestho) in Romans 3:4: Verb Third Person Singular Present Middle or Passive Deponent Imperative

Verb: this form names an action or state in the clause, and here it contributes to the force of a command or wish.

Present: often views the action as in progress, customary, or presently in view. Context decides the exact force.

Middle or Passive Deponent: uses a middle or passive form traditionally read with active sense. The lexeme and sentence still govern the meaning.

Imperative: presents the verbal idea as a command, appeal, or summons to action.

Third person: the form speaks about someone or something rather than directly as I/we or you.

Not applicable: this verb form is not using noun case to mark its sentence role.

Singular: the form is marked as singular, so the verbal action is framed for one subject in this sentence.

Not applicable: this verb form does not use grammatical gender to make its point.

Paul's forceful assertion in Romans 3:4, 'let God be true'

The contrast between God's truthfulness and human falsehood in Paul's argument

It gives imperative force to the assertion that God is true, functioning as a strong affirmation rather than a narrative report.

The imperative does not imply that God becomes something different, and it does not by itself settle every doctrine of divine truthfulness.

High: The imperative form gives force to Paul's affirmation that God is true.

Present middle or passive deponent third singular imperative. presses recognition of God's truthfulness in the rebuttal. Attached to the clause "let God be true". Governed by Paul's contrast between God's truthfulness and human falsehood. The imperative functions as a forceful assertion and should not imply that God changes into truthfulness.

What does Paul affirm about God? He affirms that God is true even if every human is false.

Direct: The imperative directly supports the forceful rendering "let God be true."

A third-person imperative can function as a forceful assertion in context. Present tense should not be turned into a doctrine of ongoing becoming. Middle or passive deponent labeling should not carry a separate agency claim.

Imperative means God is commanded to change: The imperative functions in Paul's assertion; it does not imply divine change. present tense proves ongoing process: The present form must be read within the idiom and argument.

The witness reads γινέσθω in Romans 3:4 within the phrase μὴ γένοιτο· γινέσθω δὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἀληθής.

The lemma is γίνομαι, a broad verb that can speak of becoming, happening, or coming to be, depending on context.

The imperative form works idiomatically in Paul's rebuttal, pressing recognition of God's truthfulness over against human falsehood.

Romans 3:4 denies that God's word can fail and affirms God's truth even when every human is exposed as false.

The form fits Paul's larger argument that God's faithfulness stands over against human unfaithfulness.

When teaching Romans 3:4, use this form to explain the forceful idiom 'let God be true' within Paul's rebuttal.

Do not derive a doctrine of divine change or the whole theology of God's truthfulness from V-PNM-3S alone. The form supports Paul's assertion in context.