διαστολή· (diastole) in Romans 3:22: Noun Nominative Singular Feminine

Noun: the word names a concept of distinction or separation, and here it can point to the idea rather than a concrete object.

Nominative: the form commonly marks a subject or predicate idea, and in this clause it stands in the predicate statement after "there is not."

Singular: the form is grammatically singular in this occurrence, presenting one shared idea of distinction or separation.

Feminine: the noun belongs to the feminine grammatical class, which is a form feature and does not by itself make a theological gender claim.

οὐ γάρ ἐστι

The noun is governed by the clause of existence, where "there is not" introduces the stated lack of distinction.

It functions as the predicate idea in the denial, saying that no distinction or separation exists in view of the surrounding statement.

It is not marking a new subject, and the form alone does not prove any contrast beyond what the clause and verse already state.

High: The nominative noun supplies the thing denied in Paul's statement that there is no distinction.

Nominative singular feminine noun. names the distinction that the clause denies. Attached to the clause there is not. Governed by the existential statement in Romans 3:22. The grammar supports the denial, while Paul's argument explains why the distinction is absent.

What does Paul say is absent? The noun names distinction or separation as the thing denied.

Direct: The form directly supports the English statement there is no distinction.

The nominative form functions inside an existential denial and should not be separated from the surrounding argument. Feminine gender is grammatical and does not add a gendered claim.

Nominative alone proves the doctrine: The nominative supplies the clause element; the argument in Romans supplies the theological claim. single word replaces Paul's context: The word names the denied distinction, but context defines the scope of the denial.

In the provided witness, Romans 3:22 reads, "οὐ γάρ ἐστι διαστολή," which directly frames the noun inside a denial.

The lemma διαστολή carries the sense of distinction, difference, or separation, so the form names that idea without changing its lexical identity.

Because the verb says "there is not," the noun most naturally serves as the asserted absence of distinction in the flow of the sentence.

The verse presents God's righteousness as reaching all believers, and the clause with διαστολή says there is no distinction that would limit that reach.

Within the immediate canonical setting of Romans 3, the form supports the broader argument that God's saving action is not restricted by human division.

For teaching, the form clarifies that the verse makes a direct denial of distinction, not a claim about a new entity.

Do not derive a broader doctrine from case or gender alone, and do not let the morphology override the verse's own argument.