John 2:22:8John.2.22.W8TAB
μαθηταὶ
mathêtai
“disciples”
- Transliteration
- ma-thê-TAI
- Extended
- mah-thê-TAI
- IPA
- /ma.tʰɛːˈtai/
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
- sentence
ho-te oun ê-GER-thê ek ne-KRÔN em-NÊS-thê-san hoi ma-thê-TAI au-TOU ho-ti TOU-to E-le-gen kai e-PI-steu-san têi gra-PHÊI kai tôi LO-gôi HON EI-pen ho ee-ay-SOOS
Exegesis
The next clause uses emnēsthēsan {ἐμνήσθησαν | em-nḗ-sthē-san} with hoi mathētai autou {οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ | hoi ma-thē-tai au-toû}, so the disciples are the ones who undergo the act of recollection, and the genitive autou ties them directly to Jesus as His own followers.
Root and etymology
manthanomu–alpha–nu–theta–alpha–nu–omega
“to learn”
In context — John 2:22
Then, once He was raised from the dead, His disciples called to mind that He had been saying this, and they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had spoken.
About this coordinate
John 2:22:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 2:22, so the Greek word μαθηταὶ (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.2.22.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.2.22.W8.S1) and character.