ἀληθείᾳ (aletheia) in John 4:24: Noun Dative Singular Feminine

Noun: the form names a person, reality, thing, or idea in the sentence.

Not applicable: this nominal form does not carry 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.

Dative: case helps show how the form relates to the surrounding phrase or clause.

Singular: number marks whether the form is grammatically singular or plural in this occurrence.

Feminine: grammatical gender belongs to the form and should not be turned into a separate theological claim by itself.

The phrase in spirit and truth

The worship statement in John 4:24

ἀληθείᾳ is a Noun Dative Singular Feminine within "προσκυνοῦντας αὐτόν, ἐν πνεύματι καὶ ἀληθείᾳ δεῖ προσκυνεῖν.". The dative noun joins spirit in the phrase that describes the worship Jesus requires.

The dative does not define truth abstractly apart from Jesus' revelation in John.

High: The form matters because it functions as dative-relation in John 4:24.

Noun Dative Singular Feminine. marks truth as part of the sphere or manner of worship. Attached to the phrase in spirit and truth. Governed by the worship statement in John 4:24. The syntax should be explained from the clause, not isolated from the passage.

What belongs with spirit in Jesus' description of worship? The dative noun names truth as part of the worship frame.

Direct: The form directly supports in truth.

The same morphology label can function differently in another verse. The immediate wording should decide the contextual force. Grammar identifies the form's role; the passage supplies the interpretive weight. Grammatical gender is not a separate theological claim.

Grammar alone proves doctrine: The form supports interpretation only as it serves the verse and its context. form label replaces context: Do not detach truth from the Gospel's revelation of Jesus and the Father. The case marks the phrase; the context supplies the meaning. grammatical gender proves theology: Grammatical gender is a language feature and should not be pressed beyond the verse.

The Textus Receptus witness for John 4:24 reads ἀληθείᾳ with the morphology label Noun Dative Singular Feminine.

The lemma is ἀλήθεια. The guide uses the gloss "truth" only to orient this occurrence.

ἀληθείᾳ appears in the phrase "προσκυνοῦντας αὐτόν, ἐν πνεύματι καὶ ἀληθείᾳ δεῖ προσκυνεῖν.". The dative noun joins spirit in the phrase that describes the worship Jesus requires.

John 4:24 says worshipers must worship in spirit and truth.

The form fits John's repeated emphasis that truth is bound to Jesus' revelation of the Father.

When teaching John 4:24, use the dative to explain the worship frame without turning it into a vague slogan.

The dative does not define truth abstractly apart from Jesus' revelation in John.