John 1:37:5John.1.37.W5TAB

μαθηταὶ

mathêtai

disciples

Transliteration
ma-thê-TAI
Extended
mah-thê-TAI
IPA
/ma.tʰɛːˈtai/

Meaning by language

English
disciples

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Result
μα + θη + ταὶ
ma + thê + tai
mathêtai

Alphabet Analysis

Mum — as in mother
Alphaah — as in father
Thetath — as in thin
Etai — as in machine
Taut — as in top
Alphaah — as in father
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    ma-thê-TAI

  2. sentence

    KAI Ê-kou-san hoi DY-o ma-thê-TAI au-TOU la-LOU-ntos KAI ê-ko-LOU-thê-san tôi ee-ay-SOO

Exegesis

The main verb ekousan {ἤκουσαν | ḗ-kou-san} ‘they heard’ introduces the subject hoi duo mathetai autou {οἱ δύο μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ | hoi dú-o ma-thē-taí au-toû} ‘the two disciples of him’, where the article hoi marks a specific group, duo specifies their number, mathetai identifies them as disciples, and autou in the genitive forms a possessive relationship, referring back to John.

In contextJohn 1:37

And the two disciples of him heard him speaking, and they followed Jesus .

About this coordinate

John 1:37:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 1:37, so the Greek word μαθηταὶ (mathêtai) 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 John.1.37.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.1.37.W5.S1) and character.