μακάριος (makarios) in Revelation 22:7: Adjective Nominative Singular Masculine

Adjective: the word describes or characterizes a noun, here functioning in a blessing statement rather than naming a thing.

Nominative: the form commonly marks a subject or a predicate-like description, and here it introduces a beatitude-like claim in the clause.

Singular: the form is grammatically singular in this occurrence, fitting a single class of persons described by the sentence.

Masculine: the adjective is masculine in form here because it agrees with the nearby masculine article and participle, without making a theological claim about gender.

ὁ τηρῶν

The adjective stands with the masculine nominative singular phrase ὁ τηρῶν and describes the one in view as blessed or fortunate in relation to the saying that follows.

It functions as a predicate-style blessing for the person who keeps the words of this prophecy, so the sentence commends that hearer rather than merely labeling a noun.

It does not by itself identify a separate subject, and it does not change the lemma into another word or force a technical doctrinal category.

High: The nominative adjective frames the sentence as a blessing over the one who keeps the words of the prophecy.

Predicate-style adjective in a singular blessing formula. describes the prophecy-keeping person as blessed. Attached to ὁ τηρῶν τοὺς λόγους. Governed by the beatitude-style statement after ἔρχομαι ταχύ. The singular form presents a representative person; the blessing's content is controlled by the whole clause.

How is the one who keeps the prophecy's words described? The nominative adjective describes that person as blessed.

Direct: The adjective directly supports rendering the clause as blessed is the one who keeps.

The singular form can describe a representative person rather than only one isolated individual. The adjective states blessedness but does not by itself define the entire nature of obedience.

Singular form excludes a broader group: A singular beatitude can present a representative person while applying to the class described by the clause. adjective alone creates a technical doctrinal category: The adjective describes blessedness in context; doctrine must be drawn from the full passage.

The witness reads μακάριος in Revelation 22:7 within the saying, ἰδού, ἔρχομαι ταχύ. μακάριος ὁ τηρῶν τοὺς λόγους ...

The lemma μακάριος commonly means blessed, happy, or favored, and here it carries that positive evaluative sense.

Its nominative singular masculine form matches the following masculine article and participle, letting the phrase identify the person characterized by obedience.

In context, the verse promises blessing to the one who keeps the words of this book's prophecy in light of the coming of the speaker.

Within Revelation, the form supports a recurring theme of blessing tied to faithful hearing, keeping, and readiness for the Lord's coming.

For readers and teachers, the form signals a concise commendation: blessing is attached to faithful keeping, not to mere hearing alone.

Do not infer that grammatical gender creates a male-only audience, or that nominative form alone proves subjecthood beyond the sentence's actual pattern.