Matthew 15:2:4Matt.15.2.W4TAB
μαθηταί
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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Word in context
- word
ma-thê-TAI
- sentence
di-A TI hoi ma-thê-TAI sou pa-ra-BAI-nou-sin tên pa-RA-do-sin tôn pres-by-TE-rôn ou gar NIP-ton-tai tas KHEI-ras au-TÔN HO-tan AR-ton es-THI-ô-sin
Exegesis
The subject phrase hoi mathētai sou {οἱ μαθηταί σου | hoí mathētái sou} “your disciples” places emphasis on the association between the disciples and the one being challenged, with sou marking possession.
Root and etymology
manthanōmu–alpha–nu–theta–alpha–nu–omega
“to learn, be instructed”
In context — Matthew 15:2
“Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 15:2, so the Greek word μαθηταί (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.15.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.2.W4.S1) and character.