οἳ (oi) in John 1:13: Pronoun Nominative Plural Masculine

Pronoun: the form points to previously identified persons rather than naming them directly.

Nominative: the form normally marks a subject or a nominative role, and here it introduces the group that the verse describes.

Plural: the form refers to more than one person in this occurrence, matching the collective sense of the clause.

Masculine: the form is grammatically masculine plural, which reflects the pronoun's agreement pattern and does not by itself make a gender claim.

οὐκ ἐξ αἱμάτων, οὐδὲ ἐκ θελήματος σαρκός, οὐδὲ ἐκ θελήματος ἀνδρός,

The pronoun stands at the front of the clause and is followed by a series of negated source phrases, so it functions as the group being described before the passive verb states what happened to them.

It most naturally serves as the subject of ἐγεννήθησαν and points to those who are said to have been born, with the surrounding phrases denying alternative human sources.

It should not be read as changing into another part of speech or as supplying a gender-based theological meaning; its grammar simply identifies the referenced group.

High: The nominative plural pronoun identifies the group described as born not from human sources but from God.

Nominative plural relative pronoun as subject. points to the people being described in the birth-from-God statement. Attached to οἳ οὐκ ἐξ αἱμάτων. Governed by ἐγεννήθησαν. The pronoun tracks the group; the negated source phrases and passive verb carry the theological contrast.

Who is being described as born from God? The nominative plural pronoun points to the group already in view as the subject of the birth statement.

Supportive: The pronoun supports rendering the clause as who were born.

The masculine plural form is agreement and should not be read as male-only by itself. The theological contrast comes from the whole clause, especially the source phrases and from God.

Masculine plural excludes women from the theological claim: The masculine plural is grammatical agreement for the group and should not be made male-only apart from context. pronoun alone explains new birth: The pronoun identifies the group; the whole clause explains the birth source.

The witness reads οἳ in John 1:13 within a clause that ends with ἐγεννήθησαν, so the pronoun introduces the persons described by the verse.

The lexeme ὅς is a relative pronoun that can also function more demonstratively in context, and here it points to a definite group already in view.

Its nominative plural form fits the clause as the main reference point for the passive statement, while the negated prepositional phrases explain what does not account for their origin.

The verse says that these people are not identified by human bloodline, human desire, or male will, but by God's action in giving them birth.

This reading fits the passage's larger contrast between human origin and divine action without requiring the pronoun itself to carry that theology.

For readers, the pronoun keeps the focus on the group already being discussed and supports a smooth, direct reading of the verse's contrast.

Do not derive from the pronoun alone a detailed doctrine of who the group is, how the birth works, or any claim that grammar overrides the immediate sentence.