John 4:27:6John.4.27.W6TAB
μαθηταὶ
mathêtai
“disciples”
- Transliteration
- ma-thê-TAI
- Extended
- mah-thê-TAI
- IPA
- /ma.tʰɛːˈtai/
Meaning by language
- English
- disciples
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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
KAI e-PI TOU-tō ÊL-than hoi ma-thê-TAI au-TOU KAI e-THAU-ma-zon HO-ti me-TA gy-nai-KOS e-LA-lei ou-de-IS MEN-toi EI-pen TI dzê-TEIS Ê TI la-LEIS met au-TÊS
Exegesis
The aorist verb elthan {ἦλθαν | êlthan} takes the nominative subject hoi mathetai autou {οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ | hoi mathētái autoû} as a unified phrase “His disciples.”
Root and etymology
math-mu–alpha–theta
“to learn”
In context — John 4:27
And upon this, His disciples came, and they were amazed that He was speaking with a woman ; yet no one said, “What are You seeking?” or, “Why are You speaking with her?”
About this coordinate
John 4:27:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of John 4:27, 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.4.27.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.27.W6.S1) and character.