Luke 16:1:6Luke.16.1.W6TAB
μαθητάς
mathêtas
“disciples”
- Transliteration
- ma-thê-TAS
- Extended
- mah-thê-TAHS
- IPA
- /ma.tʰɛːˈtas/
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 | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ma-thê-TAS
- sentence
E-le-gen de KAI pros tous ma-thê-TAS AN-thrô-POS tis ÊN PLOU-si-os hos EI-khen oi-ko-NO-mon KAI HOU-tos di-e-BLÊ-thê au-TÔ hôs di-a-skor-PI-dzōn ta hy-PAR-khon-ta au-TOU
Exegesis
The postpositive de {δὲ | dè} and coordinating kai {καὶ | kaì} link this remark to what precedes, while pros tous mathetas {πρὸς τοὺς μαθητάς | pròs toùs mathē-tás} specifies the immediate audience.
In context — Luke 16:1
And He addressed the disciples: “A certain rich man had a steward, and this steward was reported to him as wasting his possessions .”
About this coordinate
Luke 16:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 16:1, so the Greek word μαθητάς (mathêtas) 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.16.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.16.1.W6.S1) and character.