Mathētḗs — G3101

G3101 · Greek — μαθητής

Pronunciation: math-ay-tes'

Definition

masculine noun

a learner, i.e. pupil

  1. of Jesus — in a wide sense, in the Gospels, those among the Jews who favored him, joined his party, became his adherents
  2. in the Acts οἱ μαθηταί are all those who confess Jesus as the Messiah, Christians

Usually translated as

disciple

Origin

from G3129

Occurrences

Mathētḗs occurs 268 times in 252 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (71), Mark (42), Luke (37), John (74), Acts (28)

Strong's Lexicon — M