Greek Form Guide

δικαιώσει (dikaiosei) in Romans 3:30: Verb Third Person Singular Future Active Indicative

δικαιώσει (dikaiosei) in Romans 3:30

Textual Witness

δικαιώσει dikaiosei Verb Third Person Singular Future Active Indicative

The witness reads "ὃς δικαιώσει περιτομὴν ἐκ πίστεως, καὶ ἀκροβυστίαν διὰ τῆς πίστεως," in Romans 3:30.

How The Form Affects Interpretation

The form strengthens the verse's declarative force by presenting God's justifying action as settled and relevant to both Jews and Gentiles.

How To Communicate It

Readers may explain this as God's decisive act of justification, with the grammar supporting clarity and confidence without adding claims the context does not make.

What Not To Say

  • Grammatical form should serve context, not override it.
  • Future tense here does not by itself settle chronology beyond the verse's argument.
  • Do not turn verbal person, number, or gender into a doctrinal claim.

What Does The Label Mean?

Part of Speech

Verb: the form names an action or asserted event, here the future form of "justify".

Tense / Aspect

Future: points the action forward from the speaker's viewpoint, while the sentence controls the exact sense.

Voice

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

Mood

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

Person

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

Case

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

Number

Singular: the form is grammatically singular and matches a single subject in the clause.

Gender

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

What The Form Does In This Verse

Attached To

ὁ Θεός, ὃς

Governed By

The relative clause is anchored to "God" and states what he does in relation to both groups named in the verse.

Role In The Phrase

It presents God's action as the reason the sentence can speak of one God who justifies both circumcision and uncircumcision by faith.

What It Is Not Doing

It does not by itself specify a different subject, and it does not require a separate doctrinal meaning beyond the clause's argument.

How Much The Form Matters Here

Interpretive Weight

High: The verb is central to Paul's argument that the one God justifies both groups through faith.

Syntax Profile

Future active indicative assertion. states God's justifying action toward both circumcision and uncircumcision. Attached to the relative clause anchored to God. Governed by Paul's argument about one God and one way of justification. The future form carries the clause's assertion without making justification uncertain or merely delayed.

Reader Question

What action does Paul ascribe to God? God justifies both circumcision and uncircumcision through faith.

Translation Effect

Direct: The future active indicative directly supports wording such as 'will justify.'

Where Caution Is Needed

The future form should be read within Paul's argument about one God, not as a claim that justification is only future or uncertain.

Fallacies To Avoid

Future tense always means uncertain or merely later: The future form can assert what God will do; timing and theological force must be read from the argument.

How The Interpretation Is Derived

Textual Witness

The witness reads "ὃς δικαιώσει περιτομὴν ἐκ πίστεως, καὶ ἀκροβυστίαν διὰ τῆς πίστεως," in Romans 3:30.

Lexical Identity

The lemma is δικαιόω, which in this context carries the sense of justify or declare righteous.

Grammar In Context

The future indicative fits a confident statement about what the one God does for both circumcision and uncircumcision, and the surrounding prepositional phrases shape how that action is described.

Passage Meaning

Paul's point is that one God justifies both groups through faith, so the grammar supports a unified divine action across both audiences.

Canonical Fit

This aligns with Paul's broader presentation of justification as God's gracious act received by faith and not as a ground for boasting.

Communication Use

For teaching and translation, the form can be rendered as a sure declarative statement about God's justifying action, while keeping the focus on the verse's argument.

Do Not Derive

Do not derive a separate theological system from the tense alone, and do not treat future tense as proof of timing beyond the sentence's present argument.