μαθητὴς

mathetes

disciple

from μανθάνω; a learner, i.e. pupil:--disciple.

G3101

John 19:38 · Word #12

Lexicon G3101

Lemmaμαθητής
Transliterationmathētḗs
Strong'sG3101
In-contextdisciple
Literaldisciple

Morphology N NOM M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaμαθητής
Strong'sG3101

SIBI-P1 G3101-06

a learner (masculine singular)

Rootμαθητής (mathētēs)
Core Meaningslearner, pupil, apprentice, disciple
Semantic Rangestudent, pupil, apprentice, adherent, disciple, one who follows a teacher’s instruction and way of life
Conceptual SignificanceIn the Gospels and Acts, μαθητής denotes more than a casual student; it describes one who attaches himself to a teacher to learn both instruction and embodied practice. Applied to followers of Jesus, it signifies committed apprenticeship—learning his teaching, imitating his life, and aligning with his mission.
Morphological NotesGr,N,,,,,NMS = noun, nominative case, masculine gender, singular number; functioning as the subject or predicate nominative in a clause.
Rendering RationaleThe noun μαθητής derives from μανθάνω (“to learn”), so “learner” preserves the active, ongoing sense of one who is engaged in learning. The morphology (nominative masculine singular) is reflected by rendering it as a single masculine subject, “a learner,” maintaining both number and gender.

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Words from Root μαθητής (learner, pupil, apprentice, disciple)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G3101-01 mathetai learners (masculine nominative plural)
G3101-02 mathetais to the learners
G3101-03 mathetas learners (masculine plural)

Word Usage (261 occurrences of G3101)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 5:1 μαθηταὶ mathetai
Matthew 8:21 μαθητῶν matheton
Matthew 8:23 μαθηταὶ mathetai
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