John 9:28:6John.9.28.W6TAB
μαθητὴς
mathêtês
“disciple”
- Transliteration
- ma-thê-TÊS
- Extended
- mah-thê-TÊS
- IPA
- /ma.tʰɛːˈtɛːs/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-thê-TÊS
- sentence
e-loi-DO-rê-san au-TON KAI EI-pon SY ma-thê-TÊS EI e-KEI-nou hê-MEIS DE TOU mô-y-SE-ôs es-MEN ma-thê-TAI
Exegesis
The clause sy mathetes ei {Σὺ μαθητὴς εἶ | sý mathētḗs eî} ‘you are a disciple’ uses a predicate nominative to identify status, while ekeinou {ἐκείνου | ekeínou} ‘of that one’ is a distancing genitive that refers back to Jesus without naming Him.
Root and etymology
manthanōmu alpha nu theta alpha nu omega
“to learn, be instructed”
In context — John 9:28
They reviled him and said, "You are a disciple of that one; but we are disciples of Moses ."
About this coordinate
John 9:28:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of John 9:28, 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.9.28.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (John.9.28.W6.S1) and character.