Matthew 21:1:19Matt.21.1.W19TAB
μαθητὰς
mathêtas
“disciples”
- Transliteration
- ma-thê-TAS
- Extended
- ma-thê-TAS
- IPA
- /ma.tʰeː.ˈtas/
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 | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ma-thê-TAS
- phraseyour reading level
TO-te ee-ay-SOOS a-PES-tei-len DY-o ma-thê-TAS
- sentence
KAI HO-te ÊNG-yi-san EIS hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma KAI ÊL-thon EIS bêth-pha-GÊ EIS TO O-ros TÔN e-lai-ÔN TO-te ee-ay-SOOS a-PES-tei-len DY-o ma-thê-TAS
Exegesis
The aorist verb apésteilen {ἀπέστειλεν | apésteilen} ‘sent’ indicates authoritative commission, and the accusative dýo mathē̂tas {δύο μαθητὰς | dýo mathē̂tas} ‘two disciples’ specifies recipients and number. This structure accentuates movement, setting, and purposeful dispatch of emissaries.
Root and etymology
manthanomanthano
“to learn, be taught”
In context — Matthew 21:1
And as they came near Jerusalem and reached Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus then sent two disciples .
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:1:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Matthew 21:1, so the Greek word μαθητὰς (mathêtas) 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.21.1.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.1.W19.S1) and character.