John 19:26:8John.19.26.W8TAB
μαθητὴν
mathêtên
“disciple”
- Transliteration
- ma-thê-TÊN
- Extended
- ma-thê-TÊN
- IPA
- /ma.tʰeː.ˈtɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- disciple
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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 | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ma-thê-TÊN
- clause
ee-ay-SOOS OON i-DÔN TÊN mê-TE-ra KAI TON ma-thê-TÊN pa-re-STÔ-ta HON ê-GA-pa LE-yei TÊ mê-TRI
- sentence
ee-ay-SOOS OON i-DÔN TÊN mê-TE-ra KAI TON ma-thê-TÊN pa-re-STÔ-ta HON ê-GA-pa LE-yei TÊ mê-TRI GY-nai I-de ho hy-OS sou
Exegesis
The direct objects of this participle are presented in coordinated accusative phrases: ten metera {τὴν μητέρα | tḕn mē-té-ra} “the mother” and ton matheten parestota {τὸν μαθητὴν παρεστῶτα | tón ma-thē-tḕn pa-res-tô-ta} “the disciple standing by,” with the perfect participle parestota adding a stative nuance of the disciple already being in position near the cross.
In context — John 19:26
Therefore Jesus , seeing His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, says to His mother, “Woman, behold, your son.”
About this coordinate
John 19:26:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 19:26, so the Greek word μαθητὴν (mathêtên) 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.19.26.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.19.26.W8.S1) and character.