ἰσχύει (ischuei) in Matthew 5:13: Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
ἰσχύει (ischuei) in Matthew 5:13
Textual Witness
The witness reads ἰσχύει in Matthew 5:13.
How The Form Affects Interpretation
States the loss of functional strength in the warning.
How To Communicate It
Use it to show why the following infinitives describe disposal rather than normal use.
What Not To Say
- Grammatical form should serve context, not override it.
- Keep the form tied to Matthew 5:13.
- Do not detach it from Jesus value statement in Matthew 5:13.
- Do not use morphology alone to build a complete doctrinal claim.
What Does The Label Mean?
Verb: the form names an action, state, or verbal relationship in the clause.
Present: read the tense and aspect from this occurrence, with the sentence controlling the exact force.
Active: voice should be read from the morphology label and clause context.
Indicative: mood should serve the sentence rather than override it.
Person: the form includes person marking, so the clause identifies the grammatical subject through the verb ending.
Not applicable: this verb form is not using noun case to mark its sentence role.
Singular: the form is marked for a single grammatical subject or referent.
Not applicable: this verb form does not use grammatical gender to make its point.
What The Form Does In This Verse
Nothing
Jesus value statement in Matthew 5:13
States that the salt no longer has strength or usefulness for its role.
Do not detach the verb from the negative phrase or the salt image.
How Much The Form Matters Here
Medium: usefulness verb
Usefulness statement verb. states the lack of usefulness. Attached to nothing. Governed by Jesus value statement in Matthew 5:13. Read with no longer good for anything.
What is said about the salt after it loses savor? It is no longer useful for anything within the image.
Moderate: The form may be communicated as is useful or has strength, with context deciding the English wording.
This occurrence must be read within Matthew 5:13, not as a standalone word study.
How The Interpretation Is Derived
The witness reads ἰσχύει in Matthew 5:13.
The lemma can mean to be strong, be able, or be useful, and here usefulness fits the warning.
The verb works with the negative expression and the adverb still to mark the failed condition.
Once the salt has lost its proper function, it is described as no longer useful.
The form keeps the warning practical and image-bound.
Use it to show why the following infinitives describe disposal rather than normal use.
Do not use the present tense alone to make a timeless claim beyond the metaphor.