ἔσχατος. (eschatos) in Revelation 22:13: Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine

Adjective: the word qualifies a noun or stands substantivally to describe a person or reality in view.

Nominative: the form can function in subject or predicate position, and here it fits the naming pattern in the clause.

Singular: the form is grammatically singular in this occurrence, matching the one identified figure in the sentence.

Masculine: the form uses the masculine grammatical class, which here tracks the clause form and does not by itself make a theological gender claim.

ὁ πρῶτος καὶ ὁ ἔσχατος

The article and parallel adjective pattern show that ἔσχατος is part of a coordinated title-like description, not a detached remark.

It completes the paired designation and identifies the speaker as the one who is last, in contrast with the one who is first.

It is not presented here as a time adverb, and it does not by itself define a new subject apart from the preceding title phrase.

High: The adjective completes a title-like pair that identifies the speaker's comprehensive claim.

Nominative singular masculine adjective. stands as a title element paired with first to express finality. Attached to the first and last title pair. Governed by the self-identification clause in Revelation 22:13. The adjective works inside the coordinated title, while the verse supplies the self-identification.

How does the title describe the speaker? It names him as the last in the paired title, completing the first and last designation.

Direct: The form directly supports the English title the Last within the coordinated phrase.

The adjective is used substantivally here and should be read with the article and paired title. Masculine singular agreement is grammatical and should not be treated as a separate theological argument.

Adjective alone proves the whole title theology: The adjective contributes finality; the full title and context carry the theological claim. case ending creates a new subject: The nominative form belongs to the self-description already underway.

The witness reads ὁ πρῶτος καὶ ὁ ἔσχατος, so the form belongs to a fixed-style self designation in the verse.

The lexeme ἔσχατος carries the sense of last, final, or utmost, and the context selects that relational meaning here.

Its nominative singular masculine form aligns with the article and the parallel adjective, helping it function as part of a descriptive title.

The verse presents the speaker as embracing both beginning and ending, with ἔσχατος contributing the note of ultimate or final status.

Within the passage's broader pairings, the form reinforces the balanced claim of total scope from first to last without adding a separate doctrine.

For teaching or translation, the form supports rendering the phrase as a compact title, such as 'the first and the last'.

Do not infer from masculine grammar alone a male identity, and do not treat the form as proof of a different lexical meaning.