Matthew 15:36:14Matt.15.36.W14TAB
μαθηταῖς
mathêtais
“disciples”
- Transliteration
- ma-thê-TAIS
- Extended
- mah-thê-TAIS
- IPA
- /ma.tʰɛːˈtais/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-thê-TAIS
- sentence
E-la-ben tous hep-TA AR-tous KAI tous ikh-THY-as KAI eu-kha-ri-STE-sas EK-kla-sen KAI e-DI-dou tois ma-thê-TAIS hoi de ma-thê-TAI tois OKH-lois
Exegesis
The imperfect edidou {ἐδίδου | edídou} ‘he was giving’ conveys continuous action toward the indirect object tois mathētais {τοῖς μαθηταῖς | toîs mathētaîs} ‘to the disciples’.
Root and etymology
manthanōmu–alpha–nu–theta–alpha–nu–omega
“to learn, be instructed”
In context — Matthew 15:36
He took the seven loaves and fish, and after giving thanks , He broke them and began handing them to the disciples, and the disciples passed them on to the crowds.
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:36:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Matthew 15:36, 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.15.36.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.36.W14.S1) and character.