μαθητής
mathētēs
“disciple”
Definition
a learner, i.e. pupil
from G3129 (μανθάνω);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
G:N-M
Greek Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
μαθητής appears 252 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. So for a full year they met together with the church and taught large numbers of people. The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.
Then He said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” So from that hour, this disciple took her into his home.
Then they heaped insults on him and said, “You are His disciple; we are disciples of Moses.
When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”
Meanwhile, the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain Jesus had designated.
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