πατὴρ (pater) in John 10:30: Noun Nominative Singular Masculine

Noun: the word names a person, place, thing, title, or idea in the sentence.

Nominative: the form is marked for subject or predicate-side use, with the sentence deciding the exact role.

Singular: the form is grammatically singular in this occurrence and should be matched to its local referent.

Masculine: the form belongs to the masculine grammatical class here; grammatical gender should not be turned into a separate theological claim.

Not applicable: this nominal form does not use verbal tense or aspect.

Not applicable: this nominal form does not use verbal voice.

Not applicable: this nominal form does not use verbal mood.

Not applicable: this nominal form is not marked for verbal person.

ἐγὼ καὶ ὁ πατὴρ

The coordinated subject of the clause ending with ἕν ἐσμεν

πατὴρ is a nominative noun in the coordinated subject, identifying the Father as one member of the subject of "are one."

The nominative form identifies the subject role; it does not by itself settle the whole doctrine of divine unity apart from the full clause and Johannine context.

High: The noun is part of a major Christological subject statement in John 10:30.

Noun Nominative Singular Masculine. joins with ἐγὼ as the subject of ἐσμεν. Attached to ἐγὼ καὶ ὁ πατὴρ. Governed by the coordinated subject of ἕν ἐσμεν. The subject role should be read together with ἕν and ἐσμεν, since the clause's full grammar matters.

Who is included in the subject of "are one"? The nominative noun names the Father as part of the coordinated subject with ἐγὼ.

Direct: The form directly supports the subject phrase "I and the Father" in John 10:30.

The masculine grammatical form reflects the noun πατὴρ; it should not be used as an isolated claim about divine nature. The grammar identifies the subject, but the meaning of one must be read from the full clause and Johannine context.

Nominative means this noun alone carries the theological claim: The nominative marks the subject role; the whole clause carries the unity claim. masculine grammar creates a separate theological conclusion: The gender is grammatical for πατὴρ and should not be pressed beyond the wording.

The Textus Receptus witness for John 10:30 reads πατὴρ, with the morphology label Noun Nominative Singular Masculine.

The lemma is πατήρ. The gloss "father, Father, ancestor" orients this occurrence without replacing the sentence context.

πατὴρ is a nominative noun in the coordinated subject ἐγὼ καὶ ὁ πατὴρ, which is completed by ἕν ἐσμεν.

In John 10:30, the Father is named in the subject of the clause, while the neuter ἕν and the plural verb ἐσμεν shape how the unity statement is read.

The form fits John's witness to the Son's relation to the Father without isolating one noun from the whole unity statement.

When teaching John 10:30, show that πατὴρ belongs to the subject of the sentence before explaining the broader theological force from the whole clause and context.

The nominative form identifies the subject role; it does not by itself settle the whole doctrine of divine unity apart from the full clause and Johannine context.