John 20:10:7John.20.10.W7TAB
μαθηταί.
mathêtai
“disciples”
- Transliteration
- ma-thê-TAI
- Extended
- mah-thê-TAI
- IPA
- /ma.tʰeːˈtai̯/
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
a-PÊL-thon OON PA-lin PROS hau-TOUS hoi ma-thê-TAI
Exegesis
The subject hoi mathetai {οἱ μαθηταί | hoi ma-thē-taí} appears at the end, a common Greek narrative pattern that foregrounds the action before naming the actors.
Root and etymology
manthanōmu alpha nu theta alpha nu omega
“to learn”
In context — John 20:10
Then the disciples went away again to their own place.
About this coordinate
John 20:10:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 20:10, so the Greek word μαθηταί. (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.20.10.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.20.10.W7.S1) and character.