Luke 14:27:15Luke.14.27.W15TAB
μαθητής
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
HO-stis ou bas-TA-zei ton stau-RON he-au-TOU KAI ER-khe-tai o-PI-sô mou ou DY-na-tai ei-NAI mou ma-thê-TÊS
Exegesis
A second negation ou {οὐ | ou} before dynatai {δύναται | DÝ-na-tai} ‘is able’ underscores the impossibility expressed by the infinitive einai {εἶναί | EI-nai} ‘to be,’ which governs mathētēs {μαθητής | ma-THĒ-tēs} ‘disciple’ as predicate nominative, marked by mou {μου | mou}. The coordinated negations and verbs form a strong conditional: failure to bear one’s own cross and follow Christ results in the categorical inability to be His disciple.
Root and etymology
manthanōmu–alpha–nu–theta–alpha–nu–omega
“to learn, understand”
In context — Luke 14:27
Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after Me is not able to be My disciple.
About this coordinate
Luke 14:27:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Luke 14:27, 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.14.27.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.27.W15.S1) and character.