εἰρηνοποιοί· (eirenopoioi) in Matthew 5:9: Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
εἰρηνοποιοί· (eirenopoioi) in Matthew 5:9
Textual Witness
The witness reads εἰρηνοποιοί· in Matthew 5:9.
How The Form Affects Interpretation
The adjective identifies the seventh blessed group as peacemakers.
How To Communicate It
Use it to keep peacemaking active and tied to being called sons of God.
What Not To Say
- Grammatical form should serve context, not override it.
- Keep peacemakers tied to Matthew 5:9.
- Do not detach peacemaking from being called sons of God.
- Do not make the adjective answer every ethics question about conflict.
- Do not flatten peace into mere absence of disagreement.
What Does The Label Mean?
Adjective: the form describes or qualifies another word in the clause.
Nominative: marks the subject or predicate role as the context requires.
Plural: the number should be read from this occurrence, not generalized beyond the clause.
Masculine: grammatical gender marks form agreement and does not by itself make a theological claim.
What The Form Does In This Verse
The peacemakers
Jesus' seventh Beatitude declaration in Matthew 5:9
Describes the people named in the seventh Beatitude.
Do not reduce peacemaking to avoiding conflict or seeking approval.
How Much The Form Matters Here
High: The adjective names the group promised to be called sons of God.
Substantival adjective naming the blessed group. identifies those called peacemakers. Attached to the peacemakers. Governed by Jesus' seventh Beatitude declaration in Matthew 5:9. Read with the promise that they will be called sons of God.
Who does Jesus call blessed in Matthew 5:9? The peacemakers.
Direct: The form directly supports peacemakers.
The adjective names peacemakers but does not define every strategy or circumstance of peacemaking.
How The Interpretation Is Derived
The witness reads εἰρηνοποιοί· in Matthew 5:9.
The lemma εἰρηνοποιός carries the gloss "pacific, loving peace, a peace-maker", and here it describes peacemakers or those characterized by making peace.
The adjective stands with the article to name the group Jesus calls blessed.
Jesus declares the peacemakers blessed because they will be called sons of God.
The form fits Matthew's kingdom ethic by naming peacemaking as a family resemblance among God's people.
Use it to keep peacemaking active and tied to being called sons of God.
Do not use the adjective alone to define every question about peace, conflict, or reconciliation.