ἔγραψε (egrapsen) in John 1:45: Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative

Verb: the form names an action or stated event in the clause, here the act of writing or recording.

Aorist: commonly views the action as a whole event. It should not be treated as automatically punctiliar or automatically past in every context.

Active: presents the subject as doing or carrying the action.

Indicative: presents the verbal idea as an assertion or statement in the clause.

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 verb is marked for a single subject, matching the one who is said to have written.

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

It is attached to the relative pronoun Ὃν and to the subject Μωσῆς in the clause.

The verb is governed by the sentence that reports Philip's words about what Moses wrote in the Law and the prophets.

It states the reported action of writing, helping identify the witness that Philip appeals to for Jesus.

It does not by itself identify the object of writing as the Messiah, nor does it define the content beyond what the sentence supplies.

Moderate: The verb supports Philip's appeal to written witness in the Law.

Aorist active indicative assertion. states the reported act of writing connected to Moses. Attached to the clause naming Moses as the writer. Governed by Philip's report about the Law and the prophets. The form supports the reported claim without settling every question about authorship or canonical scope by itself.

What witness does Philip appeal to? He appeals to what Moses wrote in the Law, joined with the prophets in the same report.

Direct: The aorist active indicative directly supports an English past-style assertion such as 'Moses wrote.'

The verb states the reported writing action, while the larger sentence and biblical context identify the content being appealed to.

Aorist means once-for-all: The aorist views the action as a whole in this clause; it should not be turned into a special once-for-all claim.

The witness reads ἔγραψε in John 1:45, a third singular aorist active indicative form from γράφω.

The lemma γράφω means to write, record, or set down in writing, and in this context it concerns written witness.

The aorist indicative fits a simple report of what Moses did, without requiring a special aspect claim beyond the narrative statement.

Philip says that Moses wrote about the one they have found, linking Jesus to prior scriptural testimony.

This use fits the broader scriptural pattern in which writing can carry enduring witness and authority.

For readers and teachers, the form supports a clear translation like 'wrote' and keeps attention on the claim being made.

Do not derive that the tense alone proves chronology, emphasis, or theology beyond the context of the spoken claim.