John 21:8:4John.21.8.W4TAB
μαθηταὶ
mathêtai
“disciples”
- Transliteration
- ma-thê-TAI
- Extended
- mah-thê-TAI
- IPA
- /ma.tʰeːˈtai/
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
- phraseyour reading level
hoi de AL-loi ma-thê-TAI tôi ploi-a-RI-ôi ÊL-thon
- sentence
hoi de AL-loi ma-thê-TAI tôi ploi-a-RI-ôi ÊL-thon ou gar Ê-san ma-KRAN a-PO tês YÊS al-LA hôs a-PO pê-KHÔN di-a-ko-SI-ôn SY-ron-tes to DIK-ty-on tôn ikh-THY-ôn
Exegesis
The verse begins with the contrastive particle de {δὲ | dé} linking back to the previous narrative and introducing hoi alloi mathētai {οἱ ἄλλοι μαθηταὶ | hoí álloi mathḗ-tai} “the other disciples.”
Root and etymology
manthanōmu–alpha–nu–theta–alpha–nu–omega
“to learn, to be a disciple”
In context — John 21:8
But the other disciples came in the little boat , for they were not far from the land, but about two hundred cubits away, dragging the net of fish .
About this coordinate
John 21:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 21:8, 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.21.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.21.8.W4.S1) and character.