πιστεύων (pisteuon) in John 3:16: Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine

Verb: the form names an action, state, or verbal idea. The verse determines how strongly the verbal form should be pressed.

Present: often views the action as in progress, customary, or presently in view. Context decides the exact force.

Active: presents the subject as doing or carrying the action.

Participle: carries a verbal idea while also functioning like an adjective or clause element. Context decides its role.

Singular: the participle is marked for grammatical number and should be tied to the word or phrase it modifies.

Nominative: the participle has case because it also functions like an adjective or noun-related form in the sentence.

Masculine: the participle is marked for grammatical gender as it relates to another word or phrase. Do not turn that marking into a biological or theological claim by itself.

ἔδωκεν, ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων εἰς αὐτὸν μὴ ἀπόληται,

The clause of John 3:16, not the morphology label by itself

πιστεύων is a Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine within "ἔδωκεν, ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων εἰς αὐτὸν μὴ ἀπόληται,". It carries a verbal idea that is attached to another clause element rather than standing alone as a finite verb.

The form does not by itself settle the whole interpretation of the verse, the full lexical range of the word, or a doctrine apart from the immediate wording and context.

High: The form matters because it functions as participle relation in John 3:16.

Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine. connects a verbal idea to another clause element. Attached to ἔδωκεν, ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων εἰς αὐτὸν μὴ ἀπόληται,. Governed by the immediate wording of John 3:16. The syntax should be explained from the clause, not isolated from the passage.

How does this verbal idea attach to the rest of the clause? πιστεύων should be read as participle relation in John 3:16, with the surrounding words deciding the exact interpretive force.

Supporting: The form supports how John 3:16 is read, especially its participle relation function, without replacing the whole clause.

The same morphology label can function differently in another verse. The immediate wording should decide the contextual force. A participle may relate to the clause in more than one way, so attachment should be read from the sentence. Grammatical gender is not a separate theological claim.

Grammar alone proves doctrine: The form supports interpretation only as it serves the verse and its context. present means continuous: Present forms often present action as in view, but the verse decides whether ongoing action is being stressed. grammatical gender proves theology: Grammatical gender is a language feature and should not be pressed beyond the verse.

The Textus Receptus witness for John 3:16 reads πιστεύων with the morphology label Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine.

The lemma is πιστεύω. The guide uses the gloss or rendering "I believe, have faith in" only to orient this occurrence.

πιστεύων is a Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine within "ἔδωκεν, ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων εἰς αὐτὸν μὴ ἀπόληται,". It carries a verbal idea that is attached to another clause element rather than standing alone as a finite verb.

In John 3:16, the form belongs to the statement where the surrounding words determine what the reader should learn from it.

The form should be read within the passage's local argument and the wider canonical witness, not as an isolated proof.

When teaching John 3:16, use this Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine to explain the exact form's local function first, then move carefully to interpretation from the whole clause.

Do not derive a full word study, doctrine, or interpretive conclusion from this morphology label alone. The form serves the immediate wording and context.