ἴδωσιν (idosin) in Matthew 5:16: Verb Third Person Plural Second Aorist Active Subjunctive
ἴδωσιν (idosin) in Matthew 5:16
Textual Witness
The witness reads ἴδωσιν in Matthew 5:16.
How The Form Affects Interpretation
Marks the first purpose result of the shining light.
How To Communicate It
Use it to show the first purpose of visible witness: people see the good works.
What Not To Say
- Grammatical form should serve context, not override it.
- Keep the form tied to Matthew 5:16.
- Do not detach it from the purpose clause in Matthew 5:16.
- Do not use morphology alone to build a complete doctrinal claim.
What Does The Label Mean?
Verb: the form names an action, state, or verbal relationship in the clause.
Second Aorist: read the tense and aspect from this occurrence, with the sentence controlling the exact force.
Active: voice should be read from the morphology label and clause context.
Subjunctive: mood should serve the sentence rather than override it.
Person: the form includes person marking, so the clause identifies the grammatical subject through the verb ending.
Not applicable: this verb form is not using noun case to mark its sentence role.
Plural: the form is marked for more than one grammatical subject or referent.
Not applicable: this verb form does not use grammatical gender to make its point.
What The Form Does In This Verse
Good works
The purpose clause in Matthew 5:16
States the intended seeing of the visible good works.
Do not make the seeing itself the final goal, since the clause continues to glorifying the Father.
How Much The Form Matters Here
High: purpose clause
Aorist seeing subjunctive. states the intended seeing of good works. Attached to good works. Governed by the purpose clause in Matthew 5:16. Read with so that they may see your good works.
What are people meant to see? They are meant to see the good works.
Direct: The form supports may see.
This occurrence must be read within Matthew 5:16, not as a standalone word study.
How The Interpretation Is Derived
The witness reads ἴδωσιν in Matthew 5:16.
The lemma means to see, and here it names what people do when the disciples light shines visibly.
The subjunctive follows the purpose marker and leads into the seeing of good works.
Jesus says visible light should result in people seeing good works and glorifying the Father.
The form keeps public visibility ordered toward Godward praise.
Use it to show the first purpose of visible witness: people see the good works.
Do not infer that human attention is the final aim of the verse.