Matthew 16:20:4Matt.16.20.W4TAB
⸀μαθηταῖς
mathêtais
“disciples”
- Transliteration
- ma-thê-TAIS
- Extended
- ma-thê-TAIS
- IPA
- /ma.tʰeːˈtais/
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
TO-te di-e-STEI-la-to TOIS ma-thê-TAIS HI-na mê-de-NI EI-pô-sin HO-ti au-TOS e-STIN ho khree-STOS
Exegesis
The dative phrase tois mathetais {τοῖς μαθηταῖς | toîs ma-thē-taîs} marks the disciples as recipients of this injunction.
Root and etymology
manthanōmu alpha nu theta alpha nu omega
“to learn”
In context — Matthew 16:20
Then He gave the disciples strict instructions that they were to tell no one that He is the Christ.
About this coordinate
Matthew 16:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 16:20, 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.16.20.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.16.20.W4.S1) and character.