κλήματα. (klemata) in John 15:5: Noun Nominative Plural Neuter

Noun: the form names a person, reality, thing, or idea in the sentence.

Not applicable: this nominal form does not carry verbal tense or aspect.

Not applicable: this nominal form does not use verbal voice.

Not applicable: this nominal form does not use verbal mood.

Not applicable: this nominal form is not marked for verbal person.

Nominative: case helps show how the form relates to the surrounding phrase or clause.

Plural: number marks whether the form is grammatically singular or plural in this occurrence.

Neuter: grammatical gender belongs to the form and should not be turned into a separate theological claim by itself.

Jesus' vine-and-branches statement

The predicate image in John 15:5

κλήματα. is a Noun Nominative Plural Neuter within "εἰμι ἡ ἄμπελος, ὑμεῖς τὰ κλήματα. ὁ μένων ἐν ἐμοί, κἀγὼ". The nominative plural noun functions in Jesus' image identifying the disciples as branches.

The noun does not stand alone as a complete ecclesiology. The abiding discourse explains the image.

High: The form matters because it functions as predicate in John 15:5.

Noun Nominative Plural Neuter. identifies the disciples in the vine image. Attached to Jesus' vine-and-branches statement. Governed by the predicate image in John 15:5. The syntax should be explained from the clause, not isolated from the passage.

What image does Jesus use for the disciples? The noun names them as branches.

Direct: The form directly supports the branches.

The same morphology label can function differently in another verse. The immediate wording should decide the contextual force. Grammar identifies the form's role; the passage supplies the interpretive weight. Grammatical gender is not a separate theological claim.

Grammar alone proves doctrine: The form supports interpretation only as it serves the verse and its context. form label replaces context: Do not detach the branch image from abiding in Jesus. The verse defines the image by dependence and fruit. grammatical gender proves theology: Grammatical gender is a language feature and should not be pressed beyond the verse.

The Textus Receptus witness for John 15:5 reads κλήματα. with the morphology label Noun Nominative Plural Neuter.

The lemma is κλῆμα. The guide uses the gloss "a branch, shoot" only to orient this occurrence.

κλήματα. appears in the phrase "εἰμι ἡ ἄμπελος, ὑμεῖς τὰ κλήματα. ὁ μένων ἐν ἐμοί, κἀγὼ". The nominative plural noun functions in Jesus' image identifying the disciples as branches.

John 15:5 identifies Jesus as the vine and the disciples as the branches.

The form fits John's farewell discourse, where life and fruit depend on abiding in Jesus.

When teaching John 15:5, use the noun to clarify the image before explaining dependence and fruitfulness.

The noun does not stand alone as a complete ecclesiology. The abiding discourse explains the image.