σύνδουλός (sundoulos) in Revelation 22:9: Noun Nominative Singular Masculine

Noun: the word names a person in relation to others, here a fellow servant or co-worker in the scene.

Nominative: the form usually marks a subject or a predicate role, and here it can present a shared identity in the statement.

Singular: the form is grammatically singular in this occurrence, so it points to one speaker in relation to one addressee.

Masculine: the noun belongs to the masculine grammatical class, which here describes the form and does not by itself make a theological claim about gender.

σύνδουλός σου γάρ εἰμι

The nominative form is tied to the clause with εἰμι and presents the speaker's identity in relation to the addressee. It functions naturally with the verb of being rather than as an independent label.

It identifies the speaker as a fellow servant of the one addressed and supports the appeal not to worship the messenger. The grammar helps state shared status and humility in the sentence.

It does not, by itself, name a separate action, and it does not turn the word into a different lemma or create a stronger claim than the context supports. It should not be read as overriding the surrounding command to worship God.

High: The nominative noun states the messenger's shared servant identity in the correction against worshiping him.

Predicate nominative with I am. identifies the speaker as a fellow servant rather than the object of worship. Attached to σύνδουλός σου γάρ εἰμι. Governed by εἰμι. The form states shared status; the command to worship God governs the theological point.

How does the messenger identify himself? The noun identifies him as a fellow servant.

Direct: The predicate nominative directly supports rendering I am your fellow servant.

The status noun supports humility in the scene but should not be detached from the command to worship God.

Status noun replaces the command: The noun states the speaker's servant status; the verse's command directs worship to God.

The Textus Receptus reading in Revelation 22:9 has σύνδουλός σου γάρ εἰμι within a direct refusal of worship and a call to worship God.

The lemma σύνδουλος means fellow servant or fellow slave, and the form here keeps that basic identity in view without changing the lemma's meaning.

Because the noun stands with εἰμι, it contributes a predicative identity statement: the speaker places himself alongside the addressee and the other servants mentioned in the verse. The case form serves the sentence's self-description.

The verse uses the term to lower the messenger's status relative to God and to place him among servants, including the prophets and those who keep the book's words.

Within the verse, the term fits a repeated pattern of servant language that supports reverence toward God rather than toward the messenger.

In translation and teaching, the form can be rendered as fellow servant or co-servant, with attention to the speaker's shared service and the verse's warning against misdirected worship.

Do not derive deity, rank, or gender theology from the noun form alone, and do not press nominative case beyond what the clause and context show.