What does μαθητής · ἐπιτιμάω mean in the Bible?
e. pupil".
Greek · G3101, G2008
οἱ μαθηταὶ ἐπετίμησαν
Disciple · to rebuke
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μαθητής G3101 disciple
Pronunciation mathētḗs
A learner committed to a teacher's instruction and way of life, not merely acquiring knowledge
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ἐπιτιμάω G2008 to rebuke
Pronunciation epitimáō
Authoritative censure or command with power to enforce, often silencing or restraining someone's behavior
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What does οἱ μαθηταὶ ἐπετίμησαν (hoi mathētai epetimēsan) mean in the Bible?
μαθητής · ἐπιτιμάω is a Greek phrase meaning "a learner, i.e. pupil".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3101, G2008?
G3101, G2008 is connected to 262 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. a learner, i.e. pupil
Source Gloss
a learner, i.e. pupil
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 8 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 8 Aligned forms 262 Case pattern Nominative (129) Number pattern Plural (235)
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 5:1 · Matt 8:23 · Matt 9:14 · Matt 9:19 · Matt 12:1 · Matt 12:2 · Matt 13:10 · Matt 13:36 · Matt 14:12 · Matt 14:15 · Matt 14:19 · Matt 14:26 · Matt 15:2 · Matt 15:12 · Matt 15:23 · Matt 15:33 109×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 10:24 · Luke 6:40 · Luke 14:26 · Luke 14:27 · Luke 14:33 · John 9:28 · John 18:15 · John 18:16 · John 19:27 · John 19:38 · John 20:3 · John 20:4 · John 20:8 · John 21:7 · John 21:23 · John 21:24 20×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 8:21 · Matt 11:2 · Matt 26:18 · Matt 26:20 · Mark 3:7 · Mark 7:2 · Mark 8:10 · Mark 10:46 · Mark 11:1 · Mark 13:1 · Mark 14:13 · Mark 14:14 · Luke 6:17 · Luke 7:18 · Luke 9:40 · Luke 11:1 46×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 10:42 1×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Matt 9:10 · Matt 9:11 · Matt 9:37 · Matt 11:1 · Matt 14:19 · Matt 15:36 · Matt 16:20 · Matt 16:21 · Matt 16:24 · Matt 17:16 · Matt 19:23 · Matt 23:1 · Matt 26:1 · Matt 26:26 · Matt 26:36 · Matt 28:7 41×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 10:25 · John 19:27 · Acts 21:16 3×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 10:1 · Matt 12:49 · Matt 14:22 · Matt 15:32 · Matt 16:13 · Matt 20:17 · Matt 21:1 · Matt 22:16 · Matt 26:40 · Matt 26:45 · Mark 6:45 · Mark 8:1 · Mark 8:27 · Mark 8:33 · Mark 9:14 · Mark 9:31 39×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine John 19:26 · John 20:2 · John 21:20 3×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 29 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 21 present 4 imperfect 4
Voice
active 29
Mood
indicative 20 imperative 3 participle 3 infinitive 2 optative 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 8:26 ἐπετίμησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 12:16 ἐπετίμησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 16:22 ἐπιτιμᾶν present active infinitive infinitive Matthew 17:18 ἐπετίμησεν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 19:13 ἐπετίμησαν aorist active indicative completed Matthew 20:31 ἐπετίμησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 1:25 ἐπετίμησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 3:12 ἐπετίμα imperfect active indicative background Mark 4:39 ἐπετίμησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 8:30 ἐπετίμησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 8:32 ἐπιτιμᾶν present active infinitive infinitive Mark 8:33 ἐπετίμησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 9:25 ἐπετίμησεν aorist active indicative completed Mark 10:13 ἐπετίμησαν aorist active indicative completed Mark 10:48 ἐπετίμων imperfect active indicative background Luke 4:35 ἐπετίμησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 4:39 ἐπετίμησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 4:41 ἐπιτιμῶν present active participle participle Luke 8:24 ἐπετίμησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 9:21 ἐπιτιμήσας aorist active participle participle Luke 9:42 ἐπετίμησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 9:55 ἐπετίμησεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 17:3 ἐπιτίμησον aorist active imperative imperative Luke 18:15 ἐπετίμων imperfect active indicative background Luke 18:39 ἐπετίμων imperfect active indicative background Luke 19:39 ἐπιτίμησον aorist active imperative imperative Luke 23:40 ἐπιτιμῶν present active participle participle 2 Timothy 4:2 ἐπιτίμησον aorist active imperative imperative Jude 1:9 Ἐπιτιμήσαι aorist active optative optative
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
οἱ μαθηταὶ ἐπετίμησαν is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain