Χριστοῦ (Christou) in Revelation 22:21: Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Χριστοῦ (Christou) in Revelation 22:21
Textual Witness
The witness reads Χριστοῦ in Revelation 22:21 within the closing line, Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ μετὰ πάντων ὑμῶν.
How The Form Affects Interpretation
The genitive form helps the reader hear Christ as part of the identifying phrase for Jesus, which supports the verse's blessing without adding extra emphasis beyond the context.
How To Communicate It
In teaching or translation, this form can be rendered as part of the full title, preserving the blessing's flow and the close link between Jesus and Christ.
What Not To Say
- Grammatical form should serve context, not override it.
- Genitive case suggests relationship, but the verse context determines the exact nuance.
- Masculine grammatical gender here is a language feature and not a theological gender claim.
What Does The Label Mean?
Noun: the word names a person or title, here referring to Christ as a known messianic identity in the greeting.
Genitive: the form usually marks a dependent relation, and here it is part of the phrase naming whose grace is in view.
Singular: the form is grammatically singular in this occurrence, presenting one referent rather than a group.
Masculine: the noun belongs to the masculine grammatical class, which in this context is a grammatical feature and not a theological gender claim.
What The Form Does In This Verse
Ἰησοῦ
The form is governed by the surrounding genitive chain in the closing blessing, where Χριστοῦ works with the preceding nouns to identify the Lord Jesus Christ.
It functions as part of a genitive descriptor that names the one associated with the grace being wished for the readers.
It does not act as the main subject of the sentence, and it does not by itself supply a separate action or new clause.
How Much The Form Matters Here
High: The genitive Christ title belongs to Revelation's final grace blessing and helps identify the Lord Jesus Christ in the closing benediction.
Genitive title in a closing blessing phrase. identifies Jesus with the Christ title inside the genitive chain. Attached to the Lord Jesus Christ title chain. Governed by the blessing that wishes the Lord's grace with the readers. The form supports the title phrase, while the blessing as a whole carries the pastoral and theological force.
Whose grace closes the book? The form helps identify the one named in the blessing as the Lord Jesus Christ.
Direct: The form directly supports preserving Christ as part of the full title in the closing blessing.
The genitive title belongs to the blessing phrase and should not be separated into an independent clause. Masculine grammatical gender is noun form, not an added theological claim.
Case ending creates a separate doctrine from the benediction: The genitive helps identify the title phrase; Revelation 22:21 as a whole supplies the blessing.
How The Interpretation Is Derived
The witness reads Χριστοῦ in Revelation 22:21 within the closing line, Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ μετὰ πάντων ὑμῶν.
The lemma is Χριστός, a title used for the Messiah or Christ, and the form does not change that lexical identity.
Its genitive form supports the compact naming of Jesus as the Lord Jesus Christ, fitting the benediction structure of the verse.
The verse closes by invoking the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ to be with all the readers, and this form helps identify that honored person.
The form fits the wider canonical use of Christ as the messianic title for Jesus, but the local greeting remains the primary guide to meaning.
For communication, the grammar lets the text speak with reverent brevity, naming Jesus in a relational title rather than pausing to explain the title itself.
Do not derive a separate doctrinal claim from genitive case alone, and do not turn grammatical gender into a statement about divine gender.