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unfoldingWord Greek Grammar ⌂

Noun (predicate adjective)

Summary

In Koiné Greek, a predicate adjective is an adjective that functions as a noun in a sentence and appears in the predicate position.

Article

Predicative adjectives are adjectives that describe nouns using a linking verb. Often the linking verb is not present in the Hebrew text and must be supplied when translating into English. Like attributive adjectives, predicative adjectives usually have the same forms (in both number and gender) as the nouns they describe. Unlike attributive adjectives, however, a predicative adjective can be indefinite even if it describes a definite noun.

Examples

Matthew 7:13 ὅτι πλατεῖα [j]ἡ πύλη καὶ εὐρύχωρος ἡ ὁδὸς

Matthew 5:3, "Blessed are the poor in spirit"
Μακάριοι   οἱ πτωχοὶ τῷ πνεύματι
makarioi   hoi ptōchoi tō pneumati
Blessed are the poor the in spirit
John 3:33, "God is true"
ὁ θεὸς ἀληθής ἐστιν
ho Theos alēthēs estin
the God true he is
James 1:12, "Blessed is the man who endures testing."
Μακάριος   ἀνὴρ ὃς ὑπομένει πειρασμόν
makarios   anēr hos hypomenei peirasmon
Blessed is the man who he endures a trial