Luke 14:33:17Luke.14.33.W17TAB
μαθητής
mathêtēs
“disciple”
- Transliteration
- ma-thê-TĒS
- Extended
- mah-thê-TAYS
- 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-TĒS
- sentence
HOU-tōs OUN PAS eks hy-MON HOS OUK a-po-TAS-se-tai PA-sin tois he-au-TOU hy-PAR-khou-sin OU DY-na-tai ei-NAI mou ma-thê-TĒS
Exegesis
The main clause ou dynatai einai mou mathētēs {οὐ δύναται εἶναί μου μαθητής | ou dý-na-tai eî-naí mou math-ē-tḗs} employs the modal dynatai with the infinitive einai to assert absolute inability, and the genitive mou marks personal relation to Jesus. The conditional force of “whoever does not…cannot…” emphasizes that total surrender of possessions is an indispensable criterion for discipleship.
Root and etymology
Rootmu–alpha–nu–theta–alpha–nu–omega
“to learn”
In context — Luke 14:33
Thus, therefore, every one of you who does not renounce all of his possessions cannot be My disciple .
About this coordinate
Luke 14:33:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Luke 14:33, so the Greek word μαθητής (mathêtēs) 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.14.33.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.14.33.W17.S1) and character.