Acts 21:16:5Acts.21.16.W5TAB
μαθητῶν
mathêtôn
“disciples”
- Transliteration
- ma-thê-TÔN
- Extended
- mah-thê-TOHN
- IPA
- /ma.tʰɛːˈtɔːn/
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 | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ma-thê-TÔN
- sentence
sy-NEEL-thon de KAI tôn ma-thê-TÔN a-PO kai-sa-REI-as SYN hê-MEEN A-gon-tes par hôi kse-nis-THÔ-men MNA-sô-NI TI-ni ky-PRI-ôi ar-kha-I-ôi ma-thê-TÊI
Exegesis
The genitive plural phrase tōn mathētōn apo Kaisareias {τῶν μαθητῶν ἀπὸ Καισαρείας | tôn mathētôn apó Kaisareías} functions partitivally to identify some individuals as part of the larger group, with apo marking origin.
In context — Acts 21:16
Some of the disciples from Caesarea also went with us, bringing us to Mnason, a Cypriot and an early disciple, with whom we might stay .
About this coordinate
Acts 21:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 21:16, so the Greek word μαθητῶν (mathêtôn) 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.21.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.16.W5.S1) and character.