Acts 20:1:11Acts.20.1.W11TAB
μαθητὰς
mathêta(s)
“disciples”
- Transliteration
- ma-thê-TA(S)
- Extended
- mah-thay-TAHS
- IPA
- /ma.tʰɛːˈtas/
Meaning by language
- English
- disciples
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ma-thê-TA(S)
- sentence
me-TA de to PAU-sas-thai ton THO-ry-bon me-ta-pem-PSA-me-nos ho PAU-los tous ma-thê-TA(S) kai pa-ra-ka-LE-sas a-spa-SA-me-nos ek-SÊL-then po-REU-es-thai eis ma-ke-do-NI-an
Exegesis
The subject is marked by ho Paulos {ὁ Παῦλος | ho Paû-los}, followed by the direct object tous mathetas {τοὺς μαθητὰς | toùs mathētàs} ‘the disciples.’
In context — Acts 20:1
After the uproar had ceased, Paul summoned the disciples, and when he had encouraged them and said farewell, he departed to go into Macedonia.
About this coordinate
Acts 20:1:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Acts 20:1, so the Greek word μαθητὰς (mathêta(s)) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.20.1.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.1.W11.S1) and character.