Disciple
μαθητήςStrong’s G3101mathētēs
Appears in 251 verses of the New Testament
In short
Mathētēs is the Greek word usually translated “disciples”, “disciple” and “disciple s”. It appears in 251 verses of the New Testament.
“And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:”
Meaning
Usually translated “disciples”, “disciple” and “disciple s”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- disciples 227
- disciple 20
- the disciples 11
- a disciple 6
- of a disciple 1
- of disciples 1
- disciple s 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 74
- Matthew 71
- Mark 42
- Luke 37
- Acts 27
5 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 8:21And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
- Matthew 8:23And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.
- Matthew 8:25And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.
- Matthew 9:10And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.
- Matthew 9:11And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
- Matthew 9:14Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?
All 251 verses, by book
- Matthew 71
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- Mark 42
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- Luke 37
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- John 74
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Greek dictionary
μαθητής mathētēs · disciple
μαθητής, -οῦ, ὁ (μανθάνω), [in LXX only as seel. (A) in Jer.13:21 20:11 26(46):9 * ;] a disciple: opposite to διδάσκαλος, Mat.10:24, Luk.6:40; Ἰωάννου, Mat.9:14, Luk.7:18, Jhn.3:25; τ. Φαρισσίων, Mat.22:16, Mrk.2:18, Luk.5:33; Μωυσέως, Jhn.9:28; Ἰησοῦ, Luk.6:17 7:11 19:37, Jhn.6:66 7:3 19:38; esp. the twelve, Mat.10:1 11:1, Mrk.7:17, Luk.8:9, Jo 2:2, al.; later, of Christians generally, Act.6:1, 2 7 9:19, al.; τ. κυρίου, Act.9:1. (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.