μία (mia) in John 10:16: Adjective Nominative Singular Feminine

Adjective: the form describes or limits a noun, and its gender, number, and case normally agree with that noun.

Nominative: the adjective agrees with its noun in nominative form and helps identify how that noun functions in the clause.

Singular: the form is grammatically singular in this occurrence and should be matched to its local referent.

Feminine: the form belongs to the feminine grammatical class here; grammatical gender should not be turned into a separate theological claim.

Not applicable: this nominal form does not use verbal tense or aspect.

Not applicable: this nominal form does not use verbal voice.

Not applicable: this nominal form does not use verbal mood.

Not applicable: this nominal form is not marked for verbal person.

μία ποίμνη

καὶ γενήσεται μία ποίμνη in the promised outcome of the shepherd discourse

μία is a nominative singular feminine adjective agreeing with ποίμνη, describing the flock as one in the promised outcome.

The form supports the one-flock wording; it does not by itself settle every ecclesiological question apart from Jesus the one shepherd and the wider context.

High: The adjective identifies what is described as one in a major shepherd promise.

Adjective Nominative Singular Feminine. agrees with and modifies ποίμνη. Attached to μία ποίμνη. Governed by καὶ γενήσεται μία ποίμνη. The feminine form points readers to ποίμνη as the noun being described.

What is described as one? The feminine adjective μία agrees with ποίμνη, so the flock is described as one.

Direct: The form directly supports the reading of one flock in John 10:16.

The adjective's agreement identifies what one modifies; it does not settle every ecclesiological question by itself. The verse also says there is one shepherd, so the unity language must be read with both phrases.

One automatically proves a complete institutional doctrine from the adjective alone: The adjective supports the one-flock wording, but the passage and canon must govern doctrinal synthesis. feminine grammar adds a separate theological meaning: The feminine form agrees with ποίμνη and should not be pressed beyond grammatical agreement.

The Textus Receptus witness for John 10:16 reads μία, with the morphology label Adjective Nominative Singular Feminine.

The lemma is εἷς. The gloss "one" orients this occurrence without replacing the sentence context.

μία agrees with ποίμνη, so the adjective describes the flock as one in the promised outcome.

In John 10:16, the form belongs to the promise that there will be one flock and one shepherd.

The form supports John 10's gathered-flock language, while the larger canonical synthesis should remain tied to Jesus as the shepherd.

When teaching John 10:16, point out that μία grammatically modifies ποίμνη, then explain the unity from the whole shepherd promise.

The adjective agreement identifies what is described as one; it does not by itself settle every ecclesiological question.