Matthew 18:1:7Matt.18.1.W7TAB
μαθηταὶ
mathêtai
“disciples”
- Transliteration
- ma-thê-TAI
- Extended
- mah-thê-TAI
- IPA
- /ma.tʰeːˈtai/
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
- clause
en e-KEI-nêi TÊI HÔ-rai pro-SÊL-thon HOI ma-thê-TAI TÔI ee-ay-SOO LE-gon-tes
- sentence
en e-KEI-nêi TÊI HÔ-rai pro-SÊL-thon HOI ma-thê-TAI TÔI ee-ay-SOO LE-gon-tes TIS A-ra MEI-zôn es-TIN en TÊI ba-si-LEI-ai TÔN oo-ra-NÔN
Exegesis
The aorist verb proselthon {προσῆλθον | prosḗlthon} ‘they came’ governs the nominative subject hoi mathetai {οἱ μαθηταί | hoi mathētai} ‘the disciples’, marking a collective, deliberate approach.
Root and etymology
manthanōmu–alpha–nu–theta–alpha–nu–omega
“to learn, to be instructed”
In context — Matthew 18:1
At that hour the disciples came to Jesus , saying, “Who then is greater in the kingdom of the heavens?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:1:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Matthew 18:1, 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.18.1.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.1.W7.S1) and character.