Mark 14:12:14Mark.14.12.W14TAB
μαθηταὶ
mathêtai
“disciples”
- Transliteration
- ma-thê-TAI
- Extended
- mah-thê-TAI
- IPA
- /ma.tʰɛːˈtai/
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 |
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Word in context
- word
ma-thê-TAI
- sentence
KAI tê PRO-tê hê-ME-ra tôn a-DZY-mon HO-te to PAS-kha E-thy-on LE-goo-sin au-TOI hoi ma-thê-TAI au-TOU POU THE-leis a-pel-THON-tes he-toi-MA-sō-men HI-na PHA-gês to PAS-kha
Exegesis
The main narrative clause centers on legousin autō hoi mathētai autou {λέγουσιν αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ | légousin autô hoi mathētái autoû}, where legousin is a historical present that lends vividness to the scene. The subject hoi mathētai autoû is delayed after the verb, a common Greek order that allows the dative autō to be placed immediately after the verb, highlighting the addressee, Jesus.
In context — Mark 14:12
And on the first day of Unleavened Bread , when they were sacrificing the Passover, His disciples said to Him , “Where do You desire that, after we go, we should prepare so that You may eat the Passover?”
About this coordinate
Mark 14:12:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Mark 14:12, so the Greek word μαθηταὶ (mathêtai) 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 Mark.14.12.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.12.W14.S1) and character.