John 21:14:8John.21.14.W8TAB
⸀μαθηταῖς
mathêtais
“disciples”
- Transliteration
- ma-thê-TAIS
- Extended
- mah-thêê-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
TOO-to Ê-dê TRI-ton e-pha-ne-RÔ-thê ho ee-ay-SOOS TOIS ma-thê-TAIS e-yer-THEIS ek ne-KRÔN
Exegesis
The subject ho Iēsous {ὁ Ἰησοῦς | ho Iē-soûs} is the known, definite person at the center of the action, while tois mathētais {τοῖς μαθηταῖς | toîs ma-thē-taîs} ‘to the disciples’ marks the recipients in the dative.
Root and etymology
manthanōmu–alpha–nu–theta–alpha–nu–omega
“to learn, to be a disciple”
In context — John 21:14
This was now the third time that Jesus was revealed to the disciples, after He had been raised from the dead .
About this coordinate
John 21:14:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 21:14, 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.21.14.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.21.14.W8.S1) and character.