μισθὸς (misthos) in Matthew 5:12: Noun Nominative Singular Masculine

Noun: the form names a person, place, thing, or concept in the clause.

Nominative: marks the subject or predicate role as the context requires.

Singular: the number should be read from this occurrence, not generalized beyond the clause.

Masculine: grammatical gender marks form agreement and does not by itself make a theological claim.

Rejoice and be glad

Jesus' reward reason in Matthew 5:12

Names the reason Jesus gives for rejoicing under persecution.

Do not reduce reward to earthly payback or detach it from heaven.

High: The noun gives the reason for the commands to rejoice and be glad.

Nominative noun in the reason clause. names the reward that grounds rejoicing. Attached to rejoice and be glad. Governed by Jesus' reward reason in Matthew 5:12. Read with your reward is great in heaven.

Why does Jesus command rejoicing? Because the reward in heaven is great.

Direct: The form directly supports reward.

This occurrence must be read within your reward is great in heaven, not as a standalone word study.

The witness reads μισθὸς in Matthew 5:12.

The lemma μισθός carries the gloss "wages, reward", and here it names reward or recompense.

The nominative noun heads the reason clause after because.

Jesus grounds rejoicing in the greatness of the heavenly reward.

The form keeps the response to persecution anchored in God's promised reward.

Use it to explain why Jesus can command joy in the preceding imperatives.

Do not build a full theology of reward from this noun form alone.