ὁδὸς (odos) in John 14:6: Noun Nominative Singular Feminine

Noun: the word names a person, reality, title, idea, or thing in the sentence. Context determines what the noun contributes here.

Nominative: the case marks how the noun relates to the surrounding words in this occurrence.

Singular: the form is grammatically singular or plural in this occurrence and should be read within the clause context.

Feminine: the noun belongs to this grammatical class here. Grammatical gender does not by itself make a theological gender claim.

Ἰησοῦς, Ἐγώ εἰμι ἡ ὁδὸς καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια καὶ

Jesus' answer to Thomas about the way to the Father

ὁδὸς is a Noun Nominative Singular Feminine within "Ἰησοῦς, Ἐγώ εἰμι ἡ ὁδὸς καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια καὶ". The nominative noun functions as a predicate in Jesus' statement: he identifies himself as the way before saying that no one comes to the Father except through him.

The form does not make way a vague spiritual method. The predicate belongs to Jesus' own self-identification in this verse.

High: The form matters because it functions as predicate in John 14:6.

Noun Nominative Singular Feminine. identifies what is predicated in the clause. Attached to the first predicate noun in Jesus' I am statement. Governed by Jesus' answer to Thomas about the way to the Father. The syntax should be explained from the clause, not isolated from the passage.

How does Jesus identify himself in relation to access to the Father? The predicate nominative names Jesus as the way in the clause.

Direct: The form directly shapes how John 14:6 is read, especially its predicate function.

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. predicate noun becomes a generic metaphor: The noun is metaphorical, but the verse controls the metaphor by tying it to Jesus and access to the Father. grammatical gender proves theology: Grammatical gender is a language feature and should not be pressed beyond the verse.

The Textus Receptus witness for John 14:6 reads ὁδὸς with the morphology label Noun Nominative Singular Feminine.

The lemma is ὁδός. The guide uses the gloss "a way, road, journey" only to orient this occurrence.

ὁδὸς appears in the phrase "Ἰησοῦς, Ἐγώ εἰμι ἡ ὁδὸς καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια καὶ". The nominative noun functions as a predicate in Jesus' statement: he identifies himself as the way before saying that no one comes to the Father except through him.

John 14:6 answers Thomas by identifying Jesus as the way, the truth, and the life, with access to the Father through him.

The form fits the Bible's witness that approach to God is mediated by God's own provision, here centered on Jesus.

When teaching John 14:6, use this form to show that the grammar places the way in direct relation to Jesus' person.

Do not reduce the noun to a general spiritual path. The clause and the following statement define the way in relation to Jesus and the Father.