θέλων (thelon) in Revelation 22:17: Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine

Verb: in participle form, the word carries verbal force while functioning in the clause like a descriptor or substantival reference.

Present: often views the action as in progress, customary, or presently in view. Context decides the exact force.

Active: presents the subject as doing or carrying the action.

Participle: carries a verbal idea while also functioning like an adjective or clause element. Context decides its role.

Nominative: the form appears in a nominative slot, here with the article, so it can mark the one who is being described in the sentence.

Singular: the form is grammatically singular in this occurrence, matching a single addressed participant in the invitation.

Masculine: the form is in the masculine grammatical class, which here helps agreement with the article and does not by itself make a theological gender claim.

It is attached to ὁ and to the imperative λαμβανέτω in the invitation, forming ὁ θέλων.

The article frames the participle as a substantive description of the one invited, and the nearby imperative shows what that person is invited to do.

It identifies the willing person, the one who is disposed to take the water of life freely.

It does not itself command the action or specify a hidden subject beyond the open invitation in the verse.

High: The articular participle names the willing person in the closing invitation to take the water of life freely.

Present active articular participle. identifies the willing person who is invited to respond. Attached to the invitation in Revelation 22:17. Governed by the article and the nearby imperative to take. The participle names the invited respondent; the imperative gives the commanded response.

Who is invited to take the water of life? The participle names the willing one, the person who desires and is called to take freely.

Direct: The articular participle directly supports wording such as "whoever desires" or "the one who wills."

The masculine singular form is a grammatical default with the article and should not narrow the invitation to males. The present participle describes willingness in the invitation, not a complete doctrine of human ability by itself.

Masculine participle narrows the invitation by sex: The grammatical masculine form does not restrict the invitation to males. participle alone defines free will theology: The participle names the willing respondent in the invitation; broader theology must use broader textual evidence.

The witness reads ὁ θέλων in Revelation 22:17, within the invitation, ὁ θέλων λαμβανέτω τὸ ὕδωρ ζωῆς δωρεάν.

The lemma θέλω means to will, wish, or desire, so the form points to willingness or desire rather than to a different lexical idea.

In this context the participle does not stand alone as a mere abstract wish. With the article it names the person characterized by willingness, and the following imperative shows the response invited.

The verse extends a free and open invitation: whoever is willing may come and receive the water of life without payment.

This fits the passage's broad gospel invitation and the book's closing appeal, where readiness to come is treated as part of the public call.

For teaching and translation, the form can be rendered as 'the one willing' or 'whoever desires,' so the English follows the context of invitation.

Do not infer a technical doctrine from participle form alone, and do not treat grammatical masculinity as a statement about actual sex or spiritual status.