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μαθητής
mathētḗs · Greek · Strong's G3101 · 261 occurrences
The KJV renders 3 different Hebrew and Greek words as “disciple”
What it means
a learner, i.e. pupil
from G3129 (μανθάνω);
How the KJV renders it
disciple
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
Questions this word decides
- Are any foods forbidden to Christians today?
- Who wrote the letter to the Hebrews?
- What does Matthew 16:18 mean ('on this rock I will build my church')?
- Is the Christian Sabbath Saturday or Sunday?
- Does the Bible forbid drinking alcohol?
Where it appears
261 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
Acts 6:1 N-GPMActs 6:2 N-GPMActs 6:7 N-GPMActs 9:1 N-APMActs 9:10 N-NSMActs 9:19 N-GPMActs 9:25 N-NPMActs 9:26 N-DPMActs 9:38 N-NPMActs 11:26 N-APMActs 11:29 N-GPMActs 13:52 N-NPMActs 14:20 N-GPMActs 14:22 N-GPMActs 14:28 N-DPMActs 15:10 N-GPMActs 16:1 N-NSMActs 18:23 N-APMActs 18:27 N-DPMActs 19:1 N-APMActs 19:9 N-APMActs 19:30 N-NPMActs 20:1 N-APMActs 20:30 N-APMActs 21:4 N-APMActs 21:16 N-DSMJohn 1:35 N-GPMJohn 1:37 N-NPMJohn 2:2 N-NPMJohn 2:11 N-NPMJohn 2:12 N-NPMJohn 2:17 N-NPMJohn 2:22 N-NPMJohn 3:22 N-NPMJohn 3:25 N-GPMJohn 4:1 N-APMJohn 4:2 N-NPMJohn 4:8 N-NPMJohn 4:27 N-NPMJohn 4:31 N-NPMJohn 4:33 N-NPMJohn 6:3 N-GPMJohn 6:8 N-GPMJohn 6:12 N-DPMJohn 6:16 N-NPMJohn 6:22 N-DPMJohn 6:24 N-NPMJohn 6:60 N-GPMJohn 6:61 N-NPMJohn 6:66 N-GPMJohn 7:3 N-NPMJohn 8:31 N-NPMJohn 9:2 N-NPMJohn 9:27 N-NPMJohn 9:28 N-NPMJohn 11:7 N-DPMJohn 11:8 N-NPMJohn 11:12 N-NPMJohn 11:54 N-GPMJohn 12:4 N-GPM
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.