John 18:25:16John.18.25.W16TAB
μαθητῶν
mathêtôn
“disciples”
- Transliteration
- ma-thê-TÔN
- Extended
- ma-thê-TÔN
- IPA
- /ma.tʰeːˈtɔːn/
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 au-TOU EI
- sentence
EI-pon OUN au-TÔI MÊ KAI SY ek TÔN ma-thê-TÔN au-TOU EI
Exegesis
The phrase ek tōn mathētōn autou {ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ | ek tōn mathētōn autoû} ‘from among his disciples’ uses a partitive genitive to ask about membership in Jesus’ circle.
Root and etymology
math-mu alpha theta
“learn”
In context — John 18:25
Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, “You are not also among His disciples, are you?” He denied it and said, “I am not.”
About this coordinate
John 18:25:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of John 18:25, 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.18.25.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (John.18.25.W16.S1) and character.