ὅ (o) in Matthew 1:23: Pronoun Nominative Singular Neuter

Pronoun: this form stands in for a noun or noun phrase and points the reader to a referent in the sentence.

Nominative: the form is shaped to function in a subject or predicative role, though the clause must decide its exact force.

Singular: the form is grammatically singular here, so it points to one referent in the immediate clause.

Neuter: the form belongs to the neuter grammatical class, which describes form and agreement rather than biological or theological gender.

It follows Ἐμμανουήλ and begins the explanatory clause.

Its use is governed by the relative idea of the clause that explains the name, and the nearby finite verb ἐστι clarifies the comment being made.

It introduces a descriptive explanation, referring back to the named expression and linking it to the words that define its meaning.

It does not introduce a new subject or replace the name with a different lexical item, and it does not by itself create a separate theological statement.

High: The nominative relative pronoun introduces the explanation of Emmanuel, so it directly supports the name-meaning statement.

Relative pronoun in an explanatory clause. links the name to its stated meaning. Attached to the name Emmanuel. Governed by the explanatory clause that follows the name. The pronoun introduces explanation; the theological claim rests on the clause and Matthew's use of the quotation.

What does the name Emmanuel mean in this verse? The pronoun links the name to the explanatory statement, "God with us."

Direct: The form directly supports the explanatory bridge often rendered "which means" or "which is translated."

The neuter pronoun refers to the named expression as an expression; it does not reduce the theological force of the explanation.

Neuter pronoun makes Emmanuel impersonal: The neuter form refers to the name or expression grammatically; the clause supplies the meaning.

In the provided text of Matthew 1:23, the form ὅ stands immediately after Ἐμμανουήλ and before ἐστι μεθερμηνευόμενον, marking a short explanatory unit.

The lemma ὅς is a relative pronoun that can point back to an antecedent and connect it with a defining or explanatory statement.

Here the neuter singular form fits the explanation that follows, where the wording treats the name as something that can be translated and described.

The clause explains the meaning of Emmanuel for the reader, so the grammar serves the gloss, meaning, or translation function of the sentence.

Within Matthew's quotation, the form helps the text present the name as a signifying expression whose meaning is then stated in Greek.

For readers and hearers, the form signals that what follows is an interpretive note, not merely a repetition of the name.

Do not infer from the neuter form alone that the referent is impersonal, abstract, or theologically diminished; the context controls the sense.