John 18:17:14John.18.17.W14TAB
μαθητῶν
mathêtôn
“disciples”
- Transliteration
- ma-thê-TÔN
- Extended
- ma-thê-TÔN
- IPA
- /ma.tʰeːˈtɔn/
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
- clause
MÊ KAI SY ek TÔN ma-thê-TÔN EI tou an-THRÔ-pou TOU-tou LE-yei e-KEI-nos
- sentence
LE-yei OUN TOI PE-trôi hê pai-DIS-kê hê thy-rô-ROS MÊ KAI SY ek TÔN ma-thê-TÔN EI tou an-THRÔ-pou TOU-tou LE-yei e-KEI-nos ouk ei-MI
Exegesis
The emphatic sy {σὺ | sỳ} is fronted for stress, and ek tōn mathētōn {ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν | ek tōn ma-thē-tōn} is partitive, so “among” best captures membership within the group rather than mere location.
Root and etymology
math-mu alpha theta
“learn”
In context — John 18:17
Then the servant girl, the gatekeeper, said to Peter , “You are not among this man’s disciples either, are you?” He responded, “I am not.”
About this coordinate
John 18:17:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of John 18:17, 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.18.17.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.17.W14.S1) and character.