Matthew 17:16:5Matt.17.16.W5TAB
μαθηταῖς
mathêtais
“disciples”
- Transliteration
- ma-thê-TAIS
- Extended
- mah-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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Word in context
- word
ma-thê-TAIS
- phraseyour reading level
KAI pro-SÊ-neNG-ka au-TON TOIS ma-thê-TAIS soo
- sentence
KAI pro-SÊ-neNG-ka au-TON TOIS ma-thê-TAIS soo KAI ook ê-dy-NÊ-thê-san au-TON the-ra-PEU-sai
Exegesis
The dative phrase tois mathetais sou {τοῖς μαθηταῖς σου | toîs mathētâis sou} ‘to your disciples’ marks the indirect object and possession.
Root and etymology
manthanomu–alpha–nu–theta–alpha–nu–omega
“to learn, be instructed”
In context — Matthew 17:16
I brought him to Your disciples, but they were not able to heal him.
About this coordinate
Matthew 17:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Matthew 17:16, 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.17.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.17.16.W5.S1) and character.