John 11:8:4John.11.8.W4TAB
μαθηταί·
mathêtai
“disciples”
- Transliteration
- ma-thê-TAI
- Extended
- ma-thê-TAI
- IPA
- /ma.tʰeː.ˈtai/
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 | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-thê-TAI
- clause
LE-goo-sin au-TOI hoi ma-thê-TAI
- sentence
LE-goo-sin au-TOI hoi ma-thê-TAI rhab-BI NYN e-ZÊ-toon se li-THA-sai hoi iou-DAI-oi kai PA-lin hy-PA-yeis e-KEI
Exegesis
The dative autō {αὐτῷ | au-tō} ‘to him’ marks Jesus as the recipient of the disciples’ speech, while hoi mathētai {οἱ μαθηταί | hoi ma-thē-tai} ‘the disciples’ is placed after the verb, delaying the subject for dramatic effect.
Root and etymology
manthanōmu alpha nu theta alpha nu omega
“to learn”
In context — John 11:8
The disciples addressed Him , “Rabbi , the Jews were seeking to stone You; are You going there once more?”
About this coordinate
John 11:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 11:8, so the Greek word μαθηταί· (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.11.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.11.8.W4.S1) and character.