verb
mathēteuomō
Strong’sG3100
I make disciples, make into disciples
stem mathēteu-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books4 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
*† μαθητεύω
(< μαθητής),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3100 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmath-ayt-yoo'-o
intransitively, to become a pupil; transitively, to disciple, i.e. enrol as scholar
Fromfrom G3101;
King Jamesbe disciple, instruct, teach.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
to be pupil, τινι to one, Refs 1st c.AD+
II transitive, make a disciple of, instruct, πάντα τὰ ἔθνη NT:—passive, NT
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| mathēteuitaἐμαθητεύθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | become a disciple | 1× |
| mathēteuavarμαθητεύσατε | happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural | make disciples | 1× |
| mathēteuarantoisμαθητεύσαντες | happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine | made … disciples | 1× |
| mathēteuirantosμαθητευθεὶς | happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculine | trained | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mathēteuamō | mathēteuame | mathēteuami | mathēteuama | mathēteuamē | mathēteuamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | mathēteuasō | mathēteuase | mathēteuasi | mathēteuasa | mathēteuasē | mathēteuaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mathēteuatō | mathēteuate | mathēteuati | mathēteuata | mathēteuatē | mathēteuatelē |
| we 1st person plural | mathēteuanō | mathēteuane | mathēteuani | mathēteuana | mathēteuanē | mathēteuanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | mathēteuavō | mathēteuave | mathēteuavi | mathēteuava | mathēteuavē | mathēteuavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | mathēteualō | mathēteuale | mathēteuali | mathēteuala | mathēteualē | mathēteualelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mathēteuomō | mathēteuome | mathēteuomē | mathēteuomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | mathēteuosō | mathēteuose | mathēteuosē | mathēteuoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mathēteuotō | mathēteuote | mathēteuotē | mathēteuotelē |
| we 1st person plural | mathēteuonō | mathēteuone | mathēteuonē | mathēteuonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | mathēteuovō | mathēteuove | mathēteuovē | mathēteuovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | mathēteuolō | mathēteuole | mathēteuolē | mathēteuolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mathēteuimi | mathēteuima |
| you 2nd person singular | mathēteuisi | mathēteuisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mathēteuiti | mathēteuita1×ἐμαθητεύθη |
| we 1st person plural | mathēteuini | mathēteuina |
| ye 2nd person plural | mathēteuivi | mathēteuiva |
| they 3rd person plural | mathēteuili | mathēteuila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mathēteuameiō | mathēteuameia | mathēteuameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | mathēteuaseiō | mathēteuaseia | mathēteuaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mathēteuateiō | mathēteuateia | mathēteuateiē |
| we 1st person plural | mathēteuaneiō | mathēteuaneia | mathēteuaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | mathēteuaveiō | mathēteuaveia | mathēteuaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | mathēteualeiō | mathēteualeia | mathēteualeiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mathēteuomeiō | mathēteuomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | mathēteuoseiō | mathēteuoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mathēteuoteiō | mathēteuoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | mathēteuoneiō | mathēteuoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | mathēteuoveiō | mathēteuoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | mathēteuoleiō | mathēteuoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mathēteuimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | mathēteuiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mathēteuiteia |
| we 1st person plural | mathēteuineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | mathēteuiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | mathēteuileia |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | mathēteuasōr | mathēteuasar | mathēteuasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mathēteuatōr | mathēteuatar | mathēteuatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | mathēteuavōr | mathēteuavar1×μαθητεύσατε | mathēteuavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | mathēteualōr | mathēteualar | mathēteualēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | mathēteuosōr | mathēteuosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mathēteuotōr | mathēteuotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | mathēteuovōr | mathēteuovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | mathēteuolōr | mathēteuolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | mathēteuisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mathēteuitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | mathēteuivar |
| they 3rd person plural | mathēteuilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mathēteuamoiō | mathēteuamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | mathēteuasoiō | mathēteuasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mathēteuatoiō | mathēteuatoia |
| we 1st person plural | mathēteuanoiō | mathēteuanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | mathēteuavoiō | mathēteuavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | mathēteualoiō | mathēteualoia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mathēteuomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | mathēteuosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mathēteuotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | mathēteuonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | mathēteuovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | mathēteuoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mathēteuimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | mathēteuisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mathēteuitoia |
| we 1st person plural | mathēteuinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | mathēteuivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | mathēteuiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | mathēteuarō | mathēteuari | mathēteuara | mathēteuarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | mathēteuorō | mathēteuorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | mathēteuiri | mathēteuira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | mathēteuarōntos | mathēteuarintos | mathēteuarantos1× | mathēteuarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | mathēteuorōntos | mathēteuorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | mathēteuirintos | mathēteuirantos1×μαθητευθεὶς |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
mathēteu is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
mathēteuita“become a disciple”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Matthew 27:57“become a disciple”… Harimathaiau, tounomem Iōsēf, hos kai autos mathēteuita to Iēso;… man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus.
mathēteuavar“make disciples”happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural1×
Matthew 28:19poreuirantois oun mathēteuavar panteim teim ethneim, baptizarōntois autoin eis …Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in …
mathēteuarantois“made … disciples”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Acts 14:21Euangelizerantois tē tan polan ekeinan kai mathēteuarantois hikanoin hupostrefala eis tan Lustran kai …… the gospel to that city and made many disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium …
mathēteuirantos“trained”happened · subjectaorist passive participle nominative singular masculine1×
Matthew 13:52“trained”… legata autoi; Dia houtem pantos grammatevos mathēteuirantos ta basileia toiu ouranoiu homoios atō …… He told them, “For this reason, every scribe who has been discipled in the kingdom of heaven is like a homeowner …