John 20:8:7John.20.8.W7TAB
μαθητὴς
mathêtês
“disciple”
- Transliteration
- ma-thê-TÊS
- Extended
- mah-thê-TÊS
- IPA
- /ma.tʰeː.ˈtɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- disciple
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 | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ma-thê-TÊS
- phraseyour reading level
TO-te OON ei-SÊL-then KAI ho AL-los ma-thê-TÊS ho el-THÔN PRÔ-tos eis to mnê-MEI-on
- sentence
TO-te OON ei-SÊL-then KAI ho AL-los ma-thê-TÊS ho el-THÔN PRÔ-tos eis to mnê-MEI-on KAI EI-den KAI e-PI-steu-sen
Exegesis
The main finite verb of the initial clause is eiselthen {εἰσῆλθεν | ei-sêl-then} ‘he entered’, whose subject is the noun phrase ho allos mathetes {ὁ ἄλλος μαθητὴς | ho ál-los ma-thē-tês} ‘the other disciple’.
Root and etymology
manthanomu–alpha–nu–theta–alpha–nu–omega
“to learn”
In context — John 20:8
Then therefore the other disciple , who had come first to the tomb, also entered; and he saw and believed .
About this coordinate
John 20:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 20:8, so the Greek word μαθητὴς (mathêtês) 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.20.8.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.20.8.W7.S1) and character.