Matthew 15:12:4Matt.15.12.W4TAB
μαθηταὶ
mathêtai
“disciples”
- Transliteration
- ma-thê-TAI
- Extended
- mah-thê-TAI
- IPA
- /ma.tʰɛːˈtai/
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
- sentence
TO-te pro-sel-THON-tes hoi ma-thê-TAI LE-gou-sin au-TOI OI-das HO-ti hoi pha-ri-SAIOI a-KOU-san-tes ton LO-gon es-kan-da-LI-sthê-san
Exegesis
The subject hoi mathetai {οἱ μαθηταὶ | hoi ma-thē-taì} ‘the disciples’ is explicitly stated before the finite verb legousin {λέγουσιν | lé-gou-sin} ‘they say’, a historical present that adds vividness to the scene.
Root and etymology
manthanōmu–alpha–nu–theta–alpha–nu–omega
“to learn, be instructed”
In context — Matthew 15:12
Then the disciples came and said to Him , "Do You know that the Pharisees were offended after hearing the word?"
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 15:12, 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 Matt.15.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.12.W4.S1) and character.