χάριτος. (charitos) in John 1:16: Noun Genitive Singular Feminine

Noun: the word names a reality described here as grace, favor, or kindness, rather than a verbal action or modifier.

Genitive: the form usually marks a relationship to another word, often showing source, comparison, or association in the phrase.

Singular: the form is grammatically singular in this occurrence, so it presents one instance or mass of the idea rather than a plural set.

Feminine: the noun belongs to the feminine grammatical class, which is a language feature and does not by itself make a gendered theological claim.

ἀντὶ

The preposition ἀντί takes the genitive here, so χάριτος stands as the complement that completes the comparison or exchange idea in the phrase.

It functions as the second term in the phrase, helping express the contrast or replacement pattern in the flow of the verse.

It does not by itself identify the whole meaning of the verse, and it does not force a precise theological reading beyond the local phrase.

High: The genitive grace phrase stands in a compact and debated expression about receiving grace from the Word's fullness.

Genitive noun governed by a comparison or exchange preposition. marks the second grace term in the compact relation between grace and grace. Attached to the phrase grace connected to grace. Governed by the preposition that relates the two grace terms. The form shows relation, but the exact nuance of the phrase should be held with care.

How is the second use of grace related to the first? The genitive completes the compact phrase that relates grace to grace, with context supplying the precise sense.

Direct: The form directly affects renderings such as grace for grace, grace upon grace, or grace in relation to grace.

The prepositional phrase allows more than one responsible English rendering; the case ending alone does not settle the debate. The verse's emphasis on receiving from fullness should govern explanation of the compact phrase.

Preposition plus genitive proves only one translation: The form marks the relation; context and responsible translation judgment decide how to express the phrase.

The witness reads χάριτος in John 1:16, within the clause καὶ χάριν ἀντὶ χάριτος.

The lemma is χάρις, a noun for grace, favor, or kindness, so the form keeps that lexical idea while placing it in a genitive relation.

Because ἀντί governs the genitive, the form marks the relation between two uses of grace in the phrase, but the exact nuance must still be read from the sentence as a whole.

In context, the verse speaks of believers receiving from the fullness of the Word and then receiving grace upon grace or grace in exchange for grace, without grammar alone deciding every detail of that expression.

The form fits the larger Johannine emphasis on divine fullness and generous giving, while remaining a local grammatical piece rather than a standalone doctrine.

For translation and teaching, the genitive alerts readers that the phrase is relational and compact, so wording should preserve the sense of grace connected to grace rather than flattening the structure.

Do not derive a different lemma, a gendered theological claim, or a rigid doctrinal formula from the case ending alone.