φανερωθῇ (phanerothe) in John 1:31: Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Subjunctive

Verb: the word names an action or event, here an act of making something manifest.

Aorist: commonly views the action as a whole event. It should not be treated as automatically punctiliar or automatically past in every context.

Passive: presents the subject as receiving or being affected by the action.

Subjunctive: often presents potential, purpose, exhortation, or contingency. The clause decides the force.

Third person: the form speaks about someone or something rather than directly as I/we or you.

Not applicable: this verb form is not using noun case to mark its sentence role.

Singular: the verb is marked as singular and therefore agrees with a single implied subject in the sentence.

Not applicable: this verb form does not use grammatical gender to make its point.

It follows the purpose clause marker ἵνα and leads into the clause τῷ Ἰσραήλ.

The subjunctive form fits the ἵνα purpose clause and expresses the intended result within the sentence, not a stand-alone assertion.

It states the intended making-visible of the one in view, so the clause explains why the speaker came baptizing in water.

It does not by itself identify a new subject, nor does it turn the verse into a claim about John as the one being manifested.

High: The form states the purpose of John's baptizing with water in John 1:31.

Purpose verb in a hina clause. states the purpose that he should be manifested to Israel. Attached to John's baptizing with water. Governed by the hina clause in John 1:31. The subject and purpose are determined by the surrounding sentence, not by the verb form alone.

Why did John come baptizing with water? The clause states the purpose that the Messiah should be manifested to Israel.

Direct: The subjunctive in the hina clause directly supports purpose language in translation.

The passive voice should be explained from the clause rather than used to settle every agency question. The subjunctive does not make the purpose doubtful; the hina clause supplies the relation.

Subjunctive means uncertainty: Here the subjunctive serves a purpose clause and should be read with hina.

The witness reads φανερωθῇ in John 1:31, within a purpose clause that names Israel as the beneficiary of the manifestation.

The lemma φανερόω means to render apparent, visible, or known, so the form points toward revelation or public disclosure.

The passive subjunctive after ἵνα naturally serves the stated purpose, so the clause describes intended manifestation rather than completed action.

John's baptismal ministry is framed as serving the public disclosure of the one already in view, with Israel as the implied audience.

This fits the wider theme of divine revelation in John, where God's saving work becomes known through the Son's appearing.

For readers, the grammar helps the verse communicate purpose and disclosure, not secrecy or self-generated discovery.

Do not derive a claim that the verb alone proves timing, identity, or theology beyond the purpose stated by the sentence.