μαθηταὶ

mathetai

disciples

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

G3101

John 3:22 · Word #8

Lexicon G3101

Lemmaμαθητής
Transliterationmathētḗs
Strong'sG3101
In-contextdisciples
Literaldisciples

Morphology N NOM M PL 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 PL — Plural — More than one

Lexical Info

Lemmaμαθητής
Strong'sG3101

SIBI-P1 G3101-01

learners (masculine nominative plural)

Rootμαθητής (mathētēs)
Core Meaningslearner, pupil, apprentice, disciple
Semantic Rangestudent, pupil, apprentice, committed follower of a teacher, adherent to a movement or master
Conceptual SignificanceIn the Gospels and Acts, μαθηταί designates those who attach themselves to Yeshua as committed learners, implying not merely belief but ongoing formation, imitation, and obedience within a teacher–student relationship.
Morphological NotesGr,N,,,,,NMP — noun, nominative case, masculine gender, plural number; used as a subject or predicate nominative in the sentence.
Rendering RationaleThe noun μαθητής derives from μανθάνω, "to learn," so "learners" preserves the core idea of one who learns from a teacher rather than the more institutional "disciple." The nominative masculine plural form is reflected by indicating that the term refers to multiple male learners functioning as the subject of a clause.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

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

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G3101-02 mathetais to the learners
G3101-03 mathetas learners (masculine plural)
G3101-04 mathete to the learner-one

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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