To disciple
μαθητεύωStrong’s G3100mathēteuō
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Mathēteuō is the Greek word usually translated “having been discipled”, “was discipled” and “do disciple”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.”
Meaning
Usually translated “having been discipled”, “was discipled” and “do disciple”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- having been discipled 1
- was discipled 1
- do disciple 1
- having discipled 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 3
- Acts 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 27:57When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ disciple:
- Matthew 28:19Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
- Acts 14:21And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch,
Greek dictionary
μαθητεύω mathēteuō · to disciple
μαθητεύω (μαθητής), 1. intrans. (as prop. vb. in -εύω, and so Plut., mor. 837 with and elsew.), to be a disciple: with dative, Mat.27:57 (Rec., WH, mg.). 2. Trans., to make a disciple: with accusative, Mat.28:19, Act.14:21; pass., before dative, τ. Ἰησοῦ, Mat.27:57 (WH, R); τ. βασιλείᾳ, Mat.13:52.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “disciple” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DISCIPLE, noun
[Latin, to learn.]
- A learner; a scholar; one who receives or professes to receive instruction from another; as the disciples of Plato.
- A follower; an adherent to the doctrines of another.
All definitions and other forms of “disciple”
DISCIPLE, verb transitive
- To teach; to train, or bring up.
- To make disciples of; to convert to doctrines or principles.
- To punish; to discipline. [Not in use.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.