Matthew 14:19:26Matt.14.19.W26TAB
μαθηταῖς
mathêtais
“disciples”
- Transliteration
- ma-thê-TAIS
- Extended
- mah-thê-TAIS
- IPA
- /ma.tʰeː.ˈtais/
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 | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ma-thê-TAIS
- phraseyour reading level
a-na-BLE-psas EIS TON oo-ra-NON eu-LO-yê-sen KAI KLA-sas E-dô-ken TOIS ma-thê-TAIS TOOS AR-toos OI DE ma-thê-TAI TOIS OKH-lois
- sentence
KAI ke-LEU-sas TOOS OKH-loos a-na-kli-THÊ-nai e-PI TOO KHÔR-too la-BÔN TOOS PEN-te AR-toos KAI TOOS DY-o ikh-THY-as a-na-BLE-psas EIS TON oo-ra-NON eu-LO-yê-sen KAI KLA-sas E-dô-ken TOIS ma-thê-TAIS TOOS AR-toos OI DE ma-thê-TAI TOIS OKH-lois
Exegesis
The dative phrase tois mathetais {τοῖς μαθηταῖς | toîs ma-thē-taîs} identifies the disciples as the recipients, while the clause hoi de mathetai tois ochlois {οἱ δὲ μαθηταὶ τοῖς ὄχλοις | hoí dé ma-thē-taí tois óch-lois} uses de to contrast their role, emphasizing their service in relaying provision to the crowd. In translation, the participles are rendered as temporal clauses or participial verbs to preserve the sequence, and the implicit distribution action at the end is made explicit in English.
Root and etymology
manthanōmu–alpha–nu–theta–alpha–nu–omega
“to learn, be instructed”
In context — Matthew 14:19
And after He instructed the crowds to recline on the grass, He took the five loaves and the two fish; and looking up to heaven, He blessed, and after breaking the loaves, He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples passed them to the crowds.
About this coordinate
Matthew 14:19:26 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 26 of Matthew 14:19, 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 Matt.14.19.W26, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.14.19.W26.S1) and character.