Luke 20:45:8Luke.20.45.W8TAB
μαθηταῖς
mathêtais
“disciples”
- Transliteration
- ma-thê-TAIS
- Extended
- mah-thê-TAIS
- IPA
- /ma.tʰɛːˈtais/
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 | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ma-thê-TAIS
- sentence
a-KOU-on-tos de pan-TOS tou la-OU EI-pen tois ma-thê-TAIS
Exegesis
The indirect object is expressed by the dative phrase tois mathetais {τοῖς μαθηταῖς | toîs ma-thē-taîs}, identifying the disciples as the specific recipients of the words, even though the wider laos remains in earshot. This syntactic arrangement, with a circumstantial genitive absolute followed by a concise main clause, allows the narrative to distinguish between the general audience (the people hearing) and the primary addressees (the disciples). In translation, the genitive absolute is rendered as a temporal subordinate clause (“While all the people were listening” / “As the whole crowd listened”) to preserve both the flow of English narrative and the emphasis on the public yet disciple-directed nature of the speech.
In context — Luke 20:45
While all the people were listening, He said to the disciples .
About this coordinate
Luke 20:45:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 20:45, so the Greek word μαθηταῖς (mathêtais) 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.20.45.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.20.45.W8.S1) and character.