καταργήσει; (katargesei) in Romans 3:3: Verb Third Person Singular Future Active Indicative

Verb: the word names an action or state, here an action expressed in the clause as a future possibility.

Future: points the action forward from the speaker's viewpoint, while the sentence controls the exact sense.

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

Indicative: presents the verbal idea as an assertion or statement in the clause.

Third person: the form speaks about someone or something rather than directly as I/we or you.

Not applicable: this verb form is not using noun case to mark its sentence role.

Singular: the form is grammatically singular, matching a single implied subject in the question being asked.

Not applicable: this verb form does not use grammatical gender to make its point.

πίστιν τοῦ Θεοῦ

The verb is part of the question about whether human unbelief will nullify God's faithfulness or faith. Its future indicative form presents the proposed effect as something being queried, not asserted.

It functions as the main predicate in the question and carries the idea of making something ineffective, abolished, or null.

It does not by itself prove that God's faithfulness is actually abolished, and it does not change the meaning of the noun it governs.

High: The future verb frames Paul's question about whether unbelief can nullify God's faithfulness.

Future active indicative in a rhetorical question. voices the proposed effect being tested in the argument. Attached to the question about nullifying God's faithfulness. Governed by Paul's argumentative question in Romans 3:3. The future form belongs to the question; Paul's following answer governs the conclusion.

What possibility does Paul ask about? He asks whether human unbelief will nullify God's faithfulness.

Direct: The future verb directly supports English wording such as "will nullify."

The verb appears in a question, so it should not be treated as asserting that God's faithfulness is nullified.

Future question means Paul teaches the nullifying outcome: The future form states the questioned possibility; the argument that follows rejects the conclusion.

The witness reads καταργήσει in Romans 3:3 within the question, μὴ ἡ ἀπιστία αὐτῶν τὴν πίστιν τοῦ Θεοῦ καταργήσει;

The lemma καταργέω can mean to make idle, render ineffective, abolish, or invalidate, depending on context.

The future indicative frames the verbal idea as the expected outcome being questioned. The surrounding words show that the issue is the effect of human unbelief on God's faithfulness, not a general statement about the verb in isolation.

In this verse, the form supports the rhetorical question, Can their unbelief make God's faithfulness null? The grammar highlights the claim under discussion, while the answer must be taken from the broader argument.

Within Romans 3, the question serves Paul's larger defense of God's reliability despite human unfaithfulness. The verb fits a passage focused on justice, covenant faithfulness, and the integrity of God.

For readers, the form communicates a challenge to the idea that human failure can undo God's commitment. It helps preserve the force of the question without overstating the conclusion.

Do not derive a doctrine from the tense alone, and do not treat future indicative as proof that the event must occur. Do not read grammatical person or number as a separate theological point.