Matthew 14:15:7Matt.14.15.W7TAB
⸀μαθηταὶ
mathêtai
“disciples”
- Transliteration
- ma-thê-TAI
- Extended
- mah-thê-TAI
- IPA
- /ma.tʰeːˈtai/
Meaning by language
- English
- disciples
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 | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-thê-TAI
- clause
o-PSI-as DE ye-no-ME-nês pro-SÊL-thon au-TÔ HOI ma-thê-TAI LE-gon-tes
- sentence
o-PSI-as DE ye-no-ME-nês pro-SÊL-thon au-TÔ HOI ma-thê-TAI LE-gon-tes E-rê-mos es-tin ho TO-pos KAI HÊ HÔ-ra Ê-dê pa-RÊL-then a-PO-ly-son TOOS O-khloos HI-na a-pel-THON-tes eis TAS KÔ-mas a-go-RA-sô-sin he-au-TOIS BRÔ-ma-ta
Exegesis
The main clause prosēlthon autō hoi mathētai {προσῆλθον αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ | prosêl-thon autô hoi mathē-taí} “the disciples came to Him” positions the disciples as subjects with autō marking Jesus as recipient.
Root and etymology
manthanōmu–alpha–nu–theta–alpha–nu–omega
“to learn, be instructed”
In context — Matthew 14:15
Now as evening approached, the disciples came to Him and said, “This place is deserted , and the hour is already late; dismiss the crowds so that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 14:15:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Matthew 14:15, 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 Matt.14.15.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.14.15.W7.S1) and character.