μνηστευθείσης (mnesteutheises) in Matthew 1:18: Verb Aorist Passive Participle Genitive Singular Feminine

Verb: the word is a verbal form, here a participle that describes the action of betrothing in a dependent way.

Aorist: commonly views the action as a whole event. It should not be treated as automatically punctiliar or automatically past in every context.

Passive: presents the subject as receiving or being affected by the action.

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

Genitive: the participle is shaped to agree with a genitive noun and to fit a genitive construction in the clause.

Singular: the form is grammatically singular and matches the single feminine referent in view.

Feminine: the participle is feminine in form because it agrees with the woman being described, not because it makes a theological claim.

Mary's status in Matthew 1:18, where she had been betrothed to Joseph before the pregnancy was found

The genitive feminine participle agreeing with the genitive phrase that names Mary

It supplies the background circumstance of Mary's betrothal before the main report of the pregnancy.

It does not make betrothal the main event of the verse or settle every social and theological detail by itself.

High: The form clarifies timing and circumstance in Matthew's introduction to Jesus' birth.

Aorist passive genitive feminine singular participle. describes Mary's betrothed status before the next event in the sentence. Attached to the genitive phrase naming Mary. Governed by the background clause before the main pregnancy report. The participle supplies background circumstance; the surrounding clause carries the main report.

What was Mary's status before the pregnancy was found? She had been betrothed to Joseph before the pregnancy was discovered.

Direct: The participle directly supports renderings such as "after His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph."

Aorist participles can mark background relation without proving a detailed chronology beyond the sentence. Passive voice identifies the grammatical form but does not settle every social or theological agency question. The genitive feminine form agrees with Mary in the sentence; gender agreement is grammatical.

Aorist means once-for-all: Aorist aspect does not automatically prove a once-for-all theological point. passive voice supplies all agency details: The passive form marks Mary's betrothed status; the sentence governs what can be claimed. grammatical gender proves theology: The feminine form agrees with Mary grammatically and should not be overextended.

The witness reads μνηστευθείσης in Matthew 1:18 within the clause μνηστευθείσης γὰρ τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ Μαρίας.

The lemma μνηστεύω means to betroth, and here the form refers to being betrothed rather than to a new lexical meaning.

The participle agrees with the genitive feminine phrase naming Mary and sets the status that precedes the main discovery in the sentence.

Matthew 1:18 introduces the circumstances of Jesus' birth, with Mary betrothed to Joseph before she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit.

The form fits Matthew's birth narrative by clarifying the sequence without making grammar carry more than the verse states.

When teaching Matthew 1:18, use this form to show Mary's betrothed status as the background for the verse's main report.

Do not derive a full doctrine of marriage, gender, or incarnation from V-APP-GSF alone. The form marks Mary's background status in this sentence.