κληθήσονται. (klethesontai) in Matthew 5:9: Verb Third Person Plural Future Passive Indicative
κληθήσονται. (klethesontai) in Matthew 5:9
Textual Witness
The witness reads κληθήσονται. in Matthew 5:9.
How The Form Affects Interpretation
States the promised naming of the peacemakers.
How To Communicate It
Use it to show that peacemakers receive a named identity rather than merely a social outcome.
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 Jesus' naming promise in Matthew 5:9.
- Do not use morphology alone to build a complete doctrinal claim.
What Does The Label Mean?
Verb: the form names an action or state and functions as a verbal form in its clause.
Future: presents the action as expected or promised from the standpoint of the clause. Context decides the exact force.
Passive: presents the peacemakers as receiving the action or promised outcome.
Indicative: presents the verbal idea as an assertion in the clause.
Third person: the form speaks about the named group or action.
Not applicable: this finite verb form is not using noun case to mark its clause role.
Plural: the number should be read from this occurrence, not generalized beyond the clause.
Not applicable: this finite verb form does not use grammatical gender.
What The Form Does In This Verse
The peacemakers
Jesus' naming promise in Matthew 5:9
States the promised naming of the peacemakers.
Do not use passive voice alone to define every agency question in the promise.
How Much The Form Matters Here
High: The verb carries the seventh Beatitude's promise.
Future passive promise. states what will be said of peacemakers. Attached to the peacemakers. Governed by Jesus' naming promise in Matthew 5:9. Read with they will be called sons of God.
What does Jesus say will happen to peacemakers? They will be called sons of God.
Direct: The form directly supports will be called.
This occurrence must be read within they will be called sons of God, not as a standalone word study.
How The Interpretation Is Derived
The witness reads κληθήσονται. in Matthew 5:9.
The lemma καλέω carries the gloss "I call, invite, name", and here it names being called or named.
The future passive indicative governs the title sons of God as the promised designation.
Peacemakers are blessed because they will be called sons of God.
The form fits the Beatitude pattern by making the promised identity explicit.
Use it to show that peacemakers receive a named identity rather than merely a social outcome.
Do not infer the timing or full agency of the naming from future passive morphology alone.