προφήτης; (prophetes) in John 1:25: Noun Nominative Singular Masculine

Noun: the word names a person or recognized office, here the title prophet in the list of identities being denied.

Nominative: the form normally marks a subject or a predicate title, and here it fits the list of identities being denied.

Singular: the form is grammatically singular in this occurrence, presenting one title rather than a group.

Masculine: the noun belongs to the masculine grammatical class, but that grammar alone does not make a theological or biological claim.

It stands with the article ὁ in the closing item of the denial list, οὔτε ὁ προφήτης.

The phrase is governed by the repeated negation and coordination in the question, so it functions as one item among other denied identities.

It names the title being denied, so the speakers are saying John is not that expected prophet figure.

It is not marking John as the subject of the sentence by itself, and it does not create a new meaning beyond the title in context.

High: The nominative noun names one of the identity titles John is said not to be.

Predicate title in a coordinated denial. names the prophetic title denied in the dialogue. Attached to οὔτε ὁ προφήτης. Governed by the repeated negation in the question. The form names the title in the list; the negated question supplies the denial.

Which title is denied in this part of the question? The noun names the prophet as one of the titles John is not claiming.

Direct: The predicate title directly supports rendering the phrase as nor the prophet.

The noun names a title in a denial list; it should not be read as an affirmation.

Title noun alone asserts the title: The noun names the title, but the negated question controls whether it is affirmed or denied.

The witness reads προφήτης in John 1:25 within the question, εἰ σὺ οὐκ εἶ ὁ Χριστός, οὔτε Ἠλίας, οὔτε ὁ προφήτης;

The lemma προφήτης denotes a prophet, an inspired speaker, or a forth-teller; in this verse the common title sense is the relevant one.

The nominative form aligns with the nearby article and the parallel list of titles, so it supports a named identity being denied rather than a different syntactic job.

The question presses John to identify himself by exclusions, and this phrase helps show that he is being asked whether he is the expected prophet figure.

Within the Gospel's larger presentation of recognition and witness, the title contributes to the growing question of who John is and who Jesus is.

For readers and translators, the form signals a simple title in a denial chain, so the communication should remain focused on the identity claim in the question.

Do not infer from nominative case or masculine gender more than the title itself, and do not treat the grammar as overriding the immediate question.