Matthew 19:23:6Matt.19.23.W6TAB
μαθηταῖς
mathêtais
“disciples”
- Transliteration
- ma-thê-TAIS
- Extended
- mah-thê-TAIS
- IPA
- /ma.tʰeː.ˈtais/
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
- clause
ho DE ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen TOIS ma-thê-TAIS au-TOO
- sentence
ho DE ee-ay-SOOS EI-pen TOIS ma-thê-TAIS au-TOO a-MÊN LE-gô hy-MEEN HO-ti PLOO-si-os dys-KO-lôs ei-se-LEU-se-tai eis TÊN ba-si-LEI-an TÔN oo-ra-NÔN
Exegesis
The dative phrase tois mathetais autou {τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ | toîs mathētaîs autoû} ‘to His disciples’ specifies the recipients of the speech as an indirect object.
Root and etymology
manthanomu–alpha–nu–theta–alpha–nu–omega
“to learn, study”
In context — Matthew 19:23
But Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly , I say to you that a rich person will enter into the kingdom of the heavens with difficulty.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 19:23:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Matthew 19:23, 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.19.23.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.23.W6.S1) and character.