Matthew 14:22:5Matt.14.22.W5TAB
μαθητὰς
mathêtas
“disciples”
- Transliteration
- ma-thê-TAS
- Extended
- ma-thê-TAS
- IPA
- /ma.tʰeː.ˈtas/
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 | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ma-thê-TAS
- phraseyour reading level
KAI eu-THE-ôs ê-NA-ngka-sen TOOS ma-thê-TAS em-BÊ-nai eis PLOI-on KAI pro-A-yein au-TON eis TO PE-ran
- sentence
KAI eu-THE-ôs ê-NA-ngka-sen TOOS ma-thê-TAS em-BÊ-nai eis PLOI-on KAI pro-A-yein au-TON eis TO PE-ran HE-ôs OO a-po-LY-sê TOOS OKH-loos
Exegesis
The accusative direct object tous mathetas {τοὺς μαθητὰς | toús mathētás} ‘the disciples’ immediately follows the verb for emphasis on agency.
Root and etymology
mathētēsmu–alpha–theta–ēta–tau–ēta–sigma
“disciple, learner”
In context — Matthew 14:22
And immediately He compelled the disciples to get into the boat and to go ahead of Him to the other side, until He dismissed the crowds .
About this coordinate
Matthew 14:22:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 14:22, so the Greek word μαθητὰς (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 Matt.14.22.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.14.22.W5.S1) and character.