ποιμὴν (poimen) in John 10:11: Noun Nominative Singular Masculine

Noun: the word names a person, reality, title, idea, or thing in the sentence. Context determines what the noun contributes here.

Nominative: the case marks how the form relates to the surrounding words in this occurrence.

Singular: the form is grammatically singular or plural in this occurrence and should be read within the clause context.

Masculine: the form belongs to this grammatical class here. Grammatical gender does not by itself make a theological gender claim.

ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ποιμὴν ὁ καλός· ὁ ποιμὴν

The nominative predicate phrase in John 10:11

ποιμὴν is a Noun Nominative Singular Masculine within "ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ποιμὴν ὁ καλός· ὁ ποιμὴν". The nominative noun functions as a predicate, naming Jesus as the shepherd in the self-identification.

The noun does not by itself explain every shepherd text in Scripture, and it should not be separated from Jesus' statement about his life.

High: The form matters because it functions as predicate in John 10:11.

Noun Nominative Singular Masculine. identifies what is predicated of Jesus in the clause. Attached to Jesus' I am statement about the good shepherd. Governed by the nominative predicate phrase in John 10:11. The syntax should be explained from the clause, not isolated from the passage.

How does the verse identify Jesus in the shepherd saying? The nominative noun functions as a predicate, naming Jesus as the shepherd in the self-identification.

Direct: The nominative noun directly supports rendering Jesus as the shepherd in the clause.

The same morphology label can function differently in another verse. The immediate wording should decide the contextual force. Grammar identifies the form's role; the passage supplies the interpretive weight. 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. image word controls the passage by itself: The shepherd image is important here, but John 10:11 defines it through the whole sentence and the surrounding discourse. grammatical gender proves theology: Grammatical gender is a language feature and should not be pressed beyond the verse.

The Textus Receptus witness for John 10:11 reads ποιμὴν with the morphology label Noun Nominative Singular Masculine.

The lemma is ποιμήν. The guide uses the gloss "a shepherd" only to orient this occurrence.

ποιμὴν appears in the phrase "ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ποιμὴν ὁ καλός· ὁ ποιμὴν". The nominative noun functions as a predicate, naming Jesus as the shepherd in the self-identification.

John 10:11 presents Jesus as the good shepherd whose care is defined by laying down his life for the sheep.

The form fits John's shepherd discourse, where Jesus' identity and his saving action are held together.

When teaching John 10:11, use this form to show that shepherd is not an isolated image. In this sentence, it names Jesus in relation to the action that follows.

Do not build a full theology of shepherding from the noun alone. The verse defines the shepherd image through Jesus' self-giving action.