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Disciple

μαθήτριαStrong’s G3102

mathētria

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Mathētria is the Greek word usually translated “disciple”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.”
Acts 9:36 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “disciple”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • a disciple 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Acts 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    μαθήτρια mathētria · disciple

    μαθήτρια, -ας, ἡ (= μαθητρίς, fem, of μαθητής, which see) a female disciple: Act.9:36.† (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.]

    1. A learner; a scholar; one who receives or professes to receive instruction from another; as the disciples of Plato.
    2. A follower; an adherent to the doctrines of another.
    All definitions and other forms of “disciple”

      DISCIPLE, verb transitive

      1. To teach; to train, or bring up.
      2. To make disciples of; to convert to doctrines or principles.
      3. 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.