Definition

intransitively, to become a pupil; transitively, to disciple, i.e. enrol as scholar

Etymology

from G3101 (μαθητής);

Word family

• μαθητής mathētḗs

How the KJV renders it

• be disciple
• instruct
• teach

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.