John 12:4:8John.12.4.W8TAB
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-thê-TÔN
- sentence
LE-gei de i-OU-das ho is-ka-ri-O-tês heis tôn ma-thê-TÔN au-TOU ho MEL-lôn au-TON pa-ra-di-DO-nai
Exegesis
This is followed by the appositional phrase heis tōn mathētōn autou {εἷς τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ | heîs tôn ma-thē-tôn au-toû} ‘one of His disciples’, where the partitive genitive structure emphasizes that the speaker belongs to the inner circle.
In context — John 12:4
But Judas Iscariot , one of His disciples, the one who was about to betray Him, said,
About this coordinate
John 12:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 12:4, 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 John.12.4.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.12.4.W8.S1) and character.