John 20:18:7John.20.18.W7TAB
μαθηταῖς
mathêtais
“disciples”
- Transliteration
- ma-thê-TAIS
- Extended
- mah-thê-TAIS
- IPA
- /ma.tʰeːˈtais/
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 | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-thê-TAIS
- sentence
ER-khe-tai ma-ri-AM HÊ mag-da-lê-NÊ an-YEL-lou-sa tois ma-thê-TAIS HO-ti he-Ô-ra-ka ton KY-ri-on kai TAU-ta EI-pen au-TÊ
Exegesis
The dative tois mathetais {τοῖς μαθηταῖς | toîs ma-thē-taîs} marks the recipients of her message.
Root and etymology
manthanomu alpha nu theta alpha nu omega
“to learn”
In context — John 20:18
Mary Magdalene came with a report to the disciples that she had seen the Lord and that He had said these things to her.
About this coordinate
John 20:18:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 20:18, so the Greek word μαθηταῖς (mathêtais) 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.20.18.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.20.18.W7.S1) and character.