μαρτυρῶν (marturon) in Revelation 22:20: Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine

Verb: this form is a present active participle used substantivally with the article, so it identifies the speaker as the one testifying.

Present: often views the action as in progress, customary, or presently in view. Context decides the exact force.

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

Participle: carries a verbal idea while also functioning like an adjective or clause element. Context decides its role.

Nominative: this form commonly marks a subject or a substantival role in the clause, and here it fits the articular phrase that identifies the speaker.

Singular: this form is grammatically singular in this occurrence, so the phrase points to one speaker or one identified figure in context.

Masculine: this is the grammatical class of the form, and it does not by itself make a theological claim about male identity or roles.

It is attached to the article ὁ in the phrase ὁ μαρτυρῶν.

The article helps the participle function as a substantive title or identifying description within the sentence, and the finite verb Λέγει supplies the clause action.

It identifies the one speaking as 'the one who testifies to these things,' so the form serves as a descriptive subject phrase in the verse.

It does not by itself prove a different person than the immediate context supplies, and it does not force the phrase to be a standalone abstract label.

High: The articular present active participle identifies the speaker as the one who testifies to these things.

Present active participle functioning as an identifying subject phrase. identifies the speaker by the act of bearing witness to these things. Attached to the article in the phrase the one testifying. Governed by the finite verb says in Revelation 22:20. The participle functions like a title or description while the finite verb carries the saying action.

Who says the promise in this verse? The participial phrase identifies the speaker as the one who testifies to these things.

Direct: The form supports renderings such as "the one who testifies to these things says."

The participle is substantival with the article, so it identifies a person by action rather than merely adding a side detail. The present form does not by itself settle duration; the verse uses it to identify the witness-speaker.

Participle is treated as only an adjective with no subject force: With the article, the participle functions as an identifying subject phrase in the clause. present aspect proves the timing of the coming promise: The participle identifies the witness; the promise wording carries the timing claim.

The witness reads Λέγει ὁ μαρτυρῶν ταῦτα, Ναί, ἔρχομαι ταχύ.

The lemma μαρτυρέω means to testify or bear witness, so the form carries the idea of witness-bearing in this clause.

The participle is singular and nominative, and with the article it naturally names the speaker by characteristic action: the one testifying to these things.

In this verse, the grammar supports understanding the speaker as the witness whose testimony stands behind the promise of coming soon.

This fits the book's emphasis on reliable witness and proclaimed testimony, while keeping the interpretation anchored in the verse itself.

For readers and teachers, the form helps explain why the speaker is identified by office or function as a witness, not just by a bare name.

Do not derive a separate doctrine from singular, masculine, or participial form alone, and do not let grammar override the immediate context.