Matthew 21:6:4Matt.21.6.W4TAB
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
- sentence
po-reu-THEN-tes DE hoi ma-thê-TAI KAI poi-Ê-san-tes ka-THÔS sy-NE-ta-ksen au-TOIS ho ee-ay-SOOS
Exegesis
The Greek clause begins with the aorist active participle poreuthentes {πορευθέντες | poreuthéntes} “having gone,” establishing the initial action, followed by the nominative article-noun hoi mathētai {οἱ μαθηταὶ | hoi mathētāi} “the disciples,” which serves as the subject for the subsequent participle poiēsantes {ποιήσαντες | poiēsántes} “having done.” Together these participles create a temporal sequence of departure and action.
Root and etymology
manthanōmu–alpha–nu–theta–alpha–nu–omega
“to learn; to be instructed”
In context — Matthew 21:6
So the disciples went and carried out what Jesus had instructed them.
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 21:6, 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.21.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.6.W4.S1) and character.