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Greek Form Guide

Θεοῦ (Theou) in Matthew 5:9: Noun Genitive Singular Masculine

Θεοῦ (Theou) in Matthew 5:9

Textual Witness

Θεοῦ Theou Noun Genitive Singular Masculine

The witness reads Θεοῦ in Matthew 5:9.

How The Form Affects Interpretation

Identifies whose sons the peacemakers will be called.

How To Communicate It

Use it to keep the peacemakers' promised title anchored to God.

What Not To Say

  • Grammatical form should serve context, not override it.
  • Keep the form tied to Matthew 5:9.
  • Do not detach it from the sons of God promise in Matthew 5:9.
  • Do not use morphology alone to build a complete doctrinal claim.

What Does The Label Mean?

Part of Speech

Noun: the form names a person, place, thing, or concept in the clause.

Case

Genitive: marks a relationship such as possession, source, kind, or association as the context requires.

Number

Singular: the number should be read from this occurrence, not generalized beyond the clause.

Gender

Masculine: grammatical gender marks form agreement and does not by itself make a theological claim.

What The Form Does In This Verse

Attached To

Sons

Governed By

The sons of God promise in Matthew 5:9

Role In The Phrase

Identifies whose sons the peacemakers will be called.

What It Is Not Doing

Do not use the genitive alone to settle every theological dimension of divine sonship.

How Much The Form Matters Here

Interpretive Weight

High: The noun makes God the defining relation in the promised title.

Syntax Profile

Genitive noun qualifying sons. specifies the Godward relation of the title. Attached to sons. Governed by the sons of God promise in Matthew 5:9. Read with sons of God.

Reader Question

Whose sons will peacemakers be called? Sons of God.

Translation Effect

Direct: The form directly supports of God.

Where Caution Is Needed

This occurrence must be read within sons of God, not as a standalone word study.

Fallacies To Avoid

How The Interpretation Is Derived

Textual Witness

The witness reads Θεοῦ in Matthew 5:9.

Lexical Identity

The lemma θεός carries the gloss "God, a god", and here it names God as the one related to the promised title.

Grammar In Context

The genitive noun qualifies sons and completes the promised title.

Passage Meaning

Peacemakers are promised to be called sons of God.

Canonical Fit

The form keeps the Beatitude's promise Godward rather than merely social.

Communication Use

Use it to keep the peacemakers' promised title anchored to God.

Do Not Derive

Do not make the genitive case alone define the whole theology of relation to God.