διψήσῃ (dipsese) in John 6:35: Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Subjunctive

Verb: the form names an action, state, or verbal idea. The verse determines how strongly the verbal form should be pressed.

Aorist: the form presents the verbal action as a whole, but it should not be treated as a once-for-all formula.

Active: voice describes how the subject relates to the verbal action in this form.

Subjunctive: the form's mood helps explain how the verbal idea functions in the clause.

Third Person: the form marks who is involved in the verbal assertion, command, or clause.

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

Singular: the form is marked for grammatical number and should be tied to the subject or clause it serves.

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

Jesus' promise that the one believing in him will not thirst

The negated subjunctive promise in John 6:35

διψήσῃ is a Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Subjunctive within "πιστεύων εἰς ἐμὲ οὐ μὴ διψήσῃ πώποτε.". The aorist active subjunctive appears in a strong negated promise about thirst.

The aorist form does not by itself define the nature of spiritual thirst. The promise is tied to believing in Jesus.

High: The form matters because it functions as predicate in John 6:35.

Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Subjunctive. states what will not characterize the one who believes in Jesus. Attached to Jesus' promise that the one believing in him will not thirst. Governed by the negated subjunctive promise in John 6:35. The syntax should be explained from the clause, not isolated from the passage.

What does Jesus say will not happen to the one who believes in him? The negated subjunctive states that this person will not thirst.

Direct: The form directly supports will never thirst.

The same morphology label can function differently in another verse. The immediate wording should decide the contextual force. Grammar identifies the form's role; the passage supplies the interpretive weight. Grammatical gender is not a separate theological claim.

Grammar alone proves doctrine: The form supports interpretation only as it serves the verse and its context. form label replaces context: Do not turn the morphology into a claim that believers never feel longing or weakness. The promise belongs to Jesus' life-giving satisfaction. grammatical gender proves theology: Grammatical gender is a language feature and should not be pressed beyond the verse.

The Textus Receptus witness for John 6:35 reads διψήσῃ with the morphology label Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Subjunctive.

The lemma is διψάω. The guide uses the gloss "I thirst for, desire earnestly" only to orient this occurrence.

διψήσῃ appears in the phrase "πιστεύων εἰς ἐμὲ οὐ μὴ διψήσῃ πώποτε.". The aorist active subjunctive appears in a strong negated promise about thirst.

John 6:35 joins coming and believing to Jesus' promise of true satisfaction.

The form fits John's repeated theme that life is found in believing in the Son.

When teaching John 6:35, use the form to show the strength of the promise while keeping it anchored in believing in Jesus.

The aorist form does not by itself define the nature of spiritual thirst. The promise is tied to believing in Jesus.