ἐστιν (estin) in Colossians 3:1: Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative

Verb: the word names being or existing, and here it functions as a linking or existential verb in the clause.

Present: often views the action as in progress, customary, or presently in view. Context decides the exact force.

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

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

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

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

Singular: the form is third person singular, so it matches a singular subject in the immediate clause.

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

οὗ ὁ Χριστός

The verb is framed by the place phrase ἐν δεξιᾷ τοῦ Θεοῦ and the participle καθήμενος, so it helps state where Christ is and how he is there.

It presents Christ as being in a real, present state within the clause, supporting the statement that he is at the right hand of God.

It does not itself create the location, and it does not need to be pressed beyond the clause into a larger doctrinal claim from form alone.

High: The verb helps state where Christ is in the exhortation to seek things above.

Present active indicative locative assertion. states Christ's present location or position in the clause. Attached to the place phrase at the right hand of God. Governed by the relative place clause in the exhortation. The verb works with the place phrase and participle; it should not be isolated from them.

Where does the clause locate Christ? It locates Christ at the right hand of God.

Direct: The present form directly supports English wording such as 'where Christ is.'

The form states being in the clause, while the place phrase and seated participle supply the interpretive force.

Present tense of to be proves the whole theological claim by itself: The present form links subject and predicate; the predicate words, clause, and context carry the full theological claim.

The witness reads ἐστιν in Colossians 3:1, with the surrounding wording οὗ ὁ Χριστός ἐστιν ἐν δεξιᾷ τοῦ Θεοῦ καθήμενος.

The lemma εἰμί is the common Greek verb for being or existing, often serving as a simple copula or existential verb.

The third person singular present indicative fits the clause as a direct assertion about Christ's present status in relation to the place phrase and participle.

The verse directs believers to seek the things above because Christ is presented as presently located at God's right hand.

This wording fits the wider New Testament pattern of describing Christ's exalted status without making the verb itself carry extra meaning beyond being or being located.

For teaching, the form supports a clear present-tense statement: Christ is currently there, so the exhortation to seek what is above is grounded in that reality.

Do not derive hidden metaphysical detail, emphasis beyond the clause, or a changed meaning of the lemma from the verb form alone.