Greek Form Guide

ὅλον (olon) in Matthew 1:22: Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter

ὅλον (olon) in Matthew 1:22

Textual Witness

ὅλονolonAdjective Nominative Singular Neuter

At Matthew 1:22, the Matthew 1:22 source token ὅλον is G3650, A-NSN. The G3650 Matthew 1:22 Textus Receptus row therefore anchors this guide.

How The Form Affects Interpretation

All this naturally expresses a neuter singular adjective that presents the referenced event complex as a whole. Matthew interprets the events surrounding Jesus' conception and naming as taking place within the Lord's fulfillment of the prophetic word.

How To Communicate It

Define the reach of all from the nearby narrative before moving to the quotation, so fulfillment follows Matthew's stated event cluster.

What Not To Say

  • Grammatical form should serve context, not override it.
  • Do not make singular grammar mean only one event, and do not let the adjective broaden the quotation beyond the scope Matthew supplies.
  • The grammatical singular views multiple details as one whole occurrence rather than counting them separately.
  • Read all this within Matthew 1:22 as the G3650 occurrence; broader theology requires the passage.

What Does The Label Mean?

Part of Speech

Adjective: ὅλον supplies the quality expressed as all this in Matthew 1:22, where it the nominative neuter singular adjective qualifies the whole narrated complex referred to by this, gathering the events into one fulfillment statement.

Tense / Aspect

Adjective ὅλον carries no verbal tense or aspect in Matthew 1:22; all this is determined by its clause relation.

Voice

For G3650 at Matthew 1:22, no voice category is encoded by G3650. Its all this agreement with the neuter singular demonstrative touto that points back to the narrated conception and naming supplies the local relation.

Mood

ὅλον has no mood marking. Its force belongs to Matthew's fulfillment explanation following the angel's command and the naming of Jesus.

Person

G3650 at Matthew 1:22 has no person marking. Its all this agreement connects G3650 with the neuter singular demonstrative touto that points back to the narrated conception and naming.

Case

Nominative aligns ὅλον with the neuter singular demonstrative touto that points back to the narrated conception and naming; case identifies that relation without deciding the paragraph's theology.

Number

Singular matches the neuter singular demonstrative touto that points back to the narrated conception and naming. The Matthew 1:22 wording, not number alone, fixes the expression's reach.

Gender

Neuter follows the neuter singular demonstrative touto that points back to the narrated conception and naming. The Matthew 1:22 grammatical match adds no separate claim beyond that clause.

What The Form Does In This Verse

Attached To

The neuter demonstrative touto, this, in the statement about what took place

Governed By

Matthew's fulfillment explanation following the angel's command and the naming of Jesus

Role In The Phrase

The nominative neuter singular adjective qualifies the whole narrated complex referred to by this, gathering the events into one fulfillment statement.

What It Is Not Doing

Singular agreement does not reduce the scene to one detail, and all does not extend the fulfillment claim to every event in Matthew's Gospel.

How Much The Form Matters Here

Interpretive Weight

High: Matthew interprets the events surrounding Jesus' conception and naming as taking place within the Lord's fulfillment of the prophetic word.

Syntax Profile

The adjective matches this in nominative neuter singular and gives the phrase its comprehensive sense: this whole matter or all this.. The nominative neuter singular adjective qualifies the whole narrated complex referred to by this, gathering the events into one fulfillment statement.. Attached to the neuter demonstrative touto, this, in the statement about what took place. Governed by Matthew's fulfillment explanation following the angel's command and the naming of Jesus. Singular agreement does not reduce the scene to one detail, and all does not extend the fulfillment claim to every event in Matthew's Gospel.

Reader Question

What does the adjective all gather together in Matthew's fulfillment statement? It gathers the narrated circumstances just described and presents that whole occurrence as taking place to fulfill the prophetic word.

Translation Effect

Direct: All this naturally expresses a neuter singular adjective that presents the referenced event complex as a whole.

Where Caution Is Needed

The grammatical singular views multiple details as one whole occurrence rather than counting them separately. The backward reach of this is controlled by the immediate birth narrative, not by the adjective in isolation.

Fallacies To Avoid

Singular means one isolated event: A neuter singular demonstrative phrase can gather a complex situation into one referenced whole. all creates unlimited scope: The demonstrative and narrative context define which events Matthew includes. morphology replaces literary context: The G3650 form clarifies the all this relation in Matthew 1:22; the surrounding passage establishes its scope.

How The Interpretation Is Derived

Textual Witness

At Matthew 1:22, the Matthew 1:22 source token ὅλον is G3650, A-NSN. The G3650 Matthew 1:22 Textus Receptus row therefore anchors this guide.

Lexical Identity

ὅλος is the lemma behind all this here. Within Matthew 1:22, G3650 retains this exact lexical identity.

Grammar In Context

The adjective matches this in nominative neuter singular and gives the phrase its comprehensive sense: this whole matter or all this.

Passage Meaning

Matthew interprets the events surrounding Jesus' conception and naming as taking place within the Lord's fulfillment of the prophetic word.

Canonical Fit

The formula joins the birth narrative to Isaiah's promise while Matthew's immediate context identifies the child as Jesus and Immanuel.

Communication Use

Define the reach of all from the nearby narrative before moving to the quotation, so fulfillment follows Matthew's stated event cluster.

Do Not Derive

Do not make singular grammar mean only one event, and do not let the adjective broaden the quotation beyond the scope Matthew supplies.