δικαιοσύνη (dikaiosune) in Romans 3:21: Noun Nominative Singular Feminine

Noun: this word names a reality or concept, here the idea of righteousness or justice.

Nominative: this form normally marks the subject or a closely related predicate role in the clause.

Singular: this occurrence presents the noun as one conceptual whole, not as a plural collection.

Feminine: this noun belongs to the feminine grammatical class, which does not by itself make a theological statement about sex or personhood.

χωρὶς νόμου and followed by Θεοῦ πεφανέρωται.

The nominative form fits the clause as the thing now being presented as manifest, while the genitive Θεοῦ likely qualifies it in context.

It functions as the central nominative idea in the clause, naming the righteousness now revealed apart from law.

It should not be treated as a verb, and the feminine gender should not be pressed into a gendered meaning.

High: The nominative form identifies righteousness as the central revealed reality in a major Romans 3 statement.

Central nominative idea. names the reality being presented as manifest while nearby words define its source and setting. Attached to the clause about righteousness now being manifested. Governed by the surrounding clause and the verbal idea of manifestation. The nominative gives the noun prominence, but the genitive and surrounding phrase govern the theological reading.

What is being presented as manifest? Righteousness is the central nominative idea being presented as manifest, with its meaning shaped by the surrounding words.

Direct: The form supports a straightforward noun rendering such as righteousness while keeping the clause's relation to God and law in view.

The nominative role should be read with the surrounding genitive and verbal idea, not as a self-contained theology of righteousness.

Nominative case proves every clause relation: Nominative case marks the noun's clause role, but the surrounding syntax decides the final subject, predicate, and genitive relations. feminine gender carries theological meaning: Feminine gender is the noun's grammatical class here and should not be pressed into a gendered claim.

The witness reads δικαιοσύνη in Romans 3:21 within the phrase νυνὶ δὲ χωρὶς νόμου δικαιοσύνη Θεοῦ πεφανέρωται.

The lexeme denotes righteousness, justice, or conformity to what is right, and the form does not change that lexical identity.

Its nominative singular form suits a clause that states something now stands revealed; the context, not the case alone, identifies it as the key noun of the sentence.

In this verse the phrase points to God's righteousness being made known apart from law, while still being witnessed by the law and the prophets.

This wording fits the larger biblical theme of God's saving righteousness, especially in Romans' argument about how God justifies and fulfills his purposes.

For readers and teachers, the form helps show that the verse is announcing a revealed reality, not merely describing an abstract quality in isolation.

Do not derive a separate theological system from the nominative or feminine form alone, and do not claim more than the sentence clearly supports.