Acts 20:30:12Acts.20.30.W12TAB
μαθητὰς
mathêtas
“disciples”
- Transliteration
- ma-thê-TAS
- Extended
- mah-thê-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-TAS
- sentence
KAI eks hy-MÔN au-TÔN a-na-STÊ-son-tai AN-dres la-LOUN-tes di-es-tra-ME-na tou a-po-SPÂN tous ma-thê-TAS o-PI-sô he-au-TÔN
Exegesis
The object of this purpose is tous mathetas {τοὺς μαθητάς | toùs mathētás} “the disciples,” while the phrase opiso heauton {ὀπίσω ἑαυτῶν | opísō heautôn} “after themselves” uses opiso as an improper preposition with the genitive to indicate the reorientation of allegiance from legitimate leaders to these men. In translation, this structure is preserved by keeping the future main clause followed by a participial phrase and an explicit purpose clause (“to draw away the disciples after themselves” / “in order to lead the disciples away to follow them”), mirroring the Greek flow of thought and highlighting the internal, intentional nature of the deception.
In context — Acts 20:30
And from among your own selves men will arise, speaking twisted things to draw away the disciples after themselves .
About this coordinate
Acts 20:30:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 20:30, so the Greek word μαθητὰς (mathêtas) 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.20.30.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.30.W12.S1) and character.