Luke 14:26:37Luke.14.26.W37TAB
μαθητής
mathêtês
“disciple”
- Transliteration
- ma-thê-TÊS
- Extended
- mah-thay-TAYSS
- 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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Word in context
- word
ma-thê-TÊS
- sentence
EI tis ER-khe-tai PROS me KAI ou mi-SEI ton pa-TE-ra he-au-TOU KAI tên mê-TE-ra KAI tên gy-NAI-ka KAI ta TEK-na KAI tous a-del-PHOUS KAI tas a-del-PHAS E-ti te KAI tên psy-KHÊN he-au-TOU ou DY-na-tai ei-NAI mou ma-thê-TÊS
Exegesis
The apodosis begins with ou dynatai {οὐ δύναται | ou dú-na-tai} ‘is not able’, followed by the infinitive einai {εἶναί | eî-naí} ‘to be’ and the genitival noun phrase mou mathetes {μου μαθητής | mou ma-thē-tḗs} ‘of Me disciple’, where the genitive mou indicates possession. The structure underscores that unconditional commitment to Jesus demands radical reprioritization of family ties and self.
Root and etymology
Rootmu–alpha–theta
“to learn, be instructed”
In context — Luke 14:26
If someone draws near to Me yet does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his very life—he cannot be My disciple .
About this coordinate
Luke 14:26:37 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 37 of Luke 14:26, so the Greek word μαθητής (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 Luke.14.26.W37, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.26.W37.S1) and character.