Matthew 21:20:4Matt.21.20.W4TAB
μαθηταὶ
mathêtai
“disciples”
- Transliteration
- ma-thê-TAI
- Extended
- mah-thê-TAI
- IPA
- /ma.tʰeː.ˈtai/
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
KAI i-DON-tes OI ma-thê-TAI e-THAU-ma-san LE-gon-tes
- sentence
KAI i-DON-tes OI ma-thê-TAI e-THAU-ma-san LE-gon-tes PÔS pa-ra-KHRÊ-ma e-ksê-RAN-thê HÊ sy-KÊ
Exegesis
Placing the article and noun hoi mathetai {οἱ μαθηταὶ | hoi mathētai} between these verbs emphasizes the disciples as the perceivers.
Root and etymology
math-mu alpha theta
“to learn, disciple”
In context — Matthew 21:20
And when the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 21:20, 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.21.20.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.20.W4.S1) and character.