δικαιωθῇς (dikaiothes) in Romans 3:4: Verb Second Person Singular Aorist Passive Subjunctive

Verb: the form names an action or state, here the action of being justified or shown right in the clause.

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

Passive: presents the subject as receiving or being affected by the action.

Subjunctive: often presents potential, purpose, exhortation, or contingency. The clause decides the force.

Second person: the hearer or hearers are grammatically addressed by the verbal form.

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

Singular: the form is singular and addresses one person in the quoted wording.

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

Ὅπως ἂν ... ἐν τοῖς λόγοις σου

The form is shaped by ὅπως ἂν and expresses a contingent purpose or result idea within the quotation, not a standalone assertion.

It functions as the verb in the quoted line, describing the desired outcome that the addressed one be shown right in words.

It does not by itself identify the speaker, determine the full theology of justification, or force a precise legal nuance beyond the context.

High: The subjunctive form occurs in a quoted line that supports Paul's claim about God's truthfulness.

Aorist passive subjunctive second singular. states the vindication-oriented outcome within the quoted wording. Attached to the quoted clause about being shown right in words. Governed by the quotation introduced in Romans 3:4. The passive subjunctive supports the quoted clause, but Paul's argument supplies the theological frame.

What outcome does the quoted clause describe? It describes the addressed one being shown right in words.

Direct: The passive subjunctive directly supports a contingent or purpose-result rendering in the quotation.

The subjunctive should be interpreted within the quoted line rather than as uncertainty about God. Passive voice highlights the form but should not be made to carry all the legal nuance by itself.

Subjunctive means God's vindication is doubtful: The form belongs to the quoted purpose-result wording, not to uncertainty about God's truthfulness. passive voice defines justification doctrine: The voice contributes to the clause; Romans 3 supplies the argument.

The witness reads δικαιωθῇς in Romans 3:4, within the quotation introduced by καθὼς γέγραπται and followed by ὅπως ἂν.

The lemma δικαιόω normally concerns making right, showing right, or declaring righteous, so the form keeps that basic lexical sense in view.

The subjunctive with ὅπως ἂν fits a contingent quotation and points to the hoped-for outcome that the addressee be vindicated in speech.

In context, the line supports the claim that God is true and that his words prevail over human falsehood, so the verb serves a vindication theme.

This usage fits the broader biblical pattern where God's speech and judgment stand as true, while human speech is measured against it.

For readers, the form helps communicate a plea or aim for vindication in God's words, rather than a general timeless definition by itself.

Do not derive that the verb form alone settles every doctrinal question about justification, nor turn passive voice into a claim about the subject's moral state.