Word Study · Strong's G3100 · Greek
μαθητεύω
matheteuo
math-ayt-yoo'-o
Strong's 1890 spelling: mathēteúō
“intransitively, to become a pupil”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
intransitively, to become a pupil; transitively, to disciple, i.e. enrol as scholar
Rendered in the KJV as
be disciple, instruct, teach.
- 4occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- ἐμαθητεύθη1
- μαθητευθεὶς1
- μαθητεύσαντες1
- μαθητεύσατε1
How it is rendered · 4
- do disciple1
- having been discipled1
- having discipled1
- was discipled1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, command · 2nd person plural1
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1
- verb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 3rd person singular1
- verb · aorist (simple past) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-AAM-2P · 1
- V-AAP-NPM · 1
- V-API-3S · 1
- V-APP-NSM · 1
All 4, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Matthew carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew3 occurrences
- Matthew 13:52μαθητευθεὶςmathēteutheisverb · aorist (simple past) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · nominative (subject) · masculine singularThen He told them, “For this reason, every scribe who has been discipled in the kingdom of heaven is like a homeowner who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”here: having been discipled
- Matthew 27:57ἐμαθητεύθηemathēteuthēverb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 3rd person singularWhen it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus.here: was discipled
- Matthew 28:19μαθητεύσατεmathēteusateverb · aorist (simple past) active, command · 2nd person pluralTherefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,here: do disciple