Ἠλίας, (Elias) in John 1:25: Noun Nominative Singular Masculine

Noun: this form names Elijah as a person being referenced in the question.

Nominative: the form stands in a nominative slot here, functioning as a label in the list of possible identities.

Singular: the form refers to one individual, not a group, in this occurrence.

Masculine: the noun is grammatically masculine, which marks form-class only and does not by itself make a theological claim.

οὔτε

The form is coordinated with the surrounding nominative items in the negated list, so it participates in the set of identity terms being denied of John.

It functions as one item in the question's list of possible titles or persons, helping clarify that John is not being identified as Elijah.

It is not acting as a verbal subject in a new clause, and it does not introduce a separate action or claim on its own.

Moderate: The nominative personal name functions in a list of identities being distinguished from John.

Nominative personal name in a coordinated identity list. marks Elijah as one possible identity in the negated list. Attached to the list with Christ, Elijah, and the prophet. Governed by the question about why John baptizes. The list context controls the force, so the form should not be treated as a standalone clause.

Which identity is included in the list? Elijah is named as one of the possible identities the speakers are excluding or questioning.

Supporting: The nominative list form supports a clear rendering of the coordinated identity options.

A nominative form in a list does not automatically function as the subject of a new sentence. The name points to Elijah as a known figure, but the question supplies the immediate force.

Nominative list item creates a separate assertion: The form is one item in the identity list and should be read with the whole question. grammatical gender adds theology: The masculine form is grammatical for the name and does not add doctrine.

The witness reads Ἠλίας within the phrase ὁ Χριστός, οὔτε Ἠλίας, οὔτε ὁ προφήτης; in John 1:25.

The lemma names Elijah, the prophet known in Israel's story, and here it is used as a personal reference rather than a common noun.

The nominative form fits the list of debated identities after οὔτε, so the grammar supports a set of alternative designations being denied or excluded.

In this verse the speakers ask whether John's baptizing implies that he is the Christ, Elijah, or the prophet, and the form helps locate Elijah as one of those possibilities.

The form echoes the scriptural memory of Elijah as a recognized canonical figure, so the question draws on that shared identification without explaining it further.

For readers, the grammar keeps Elijah as a clear name in the comparison, making the question's force easy to hear as a set of rejected labels.

Do not infer from nominative case alone that Elijah is the subject of a separate assertion, or that the form changes the meaning of the lemma.