[B-Greek] mt 28:19 (disciple)

dan senor dsenor at mail.com
Wed Nov 5 20:59:56 EST 2003


Hi  this is my first question and I hope it is in the scope of B-greeks 
ministry. With out doubt I am not a student of Greek  and could not find 
information  any where to help me with my understanding  of the verse.

The verb in Matt 18:19 mathêteusate:G3100{V_AAM_2P}is the only one of 4 
verb forms found in the NT  that is a command (imperative).  So --- it 
is the only place we are commanded (by Jesus) to go and to disciple the 
nations of the world and in verse 20 to teach them to observe all that 
Jesus had taught them.

A question, if Jesus wanted us to "make" ( verb) "DISCIPLES" (noun) He 
would have used two words in Greek probably (poieite:G4160 - PAM - 2P) 
make) and the noun mathetai:G3101 (N-NPM) disciples, why did He pick the 
verb (it is the only place it appears in the Bible?)

It is God's job to bring people into the Kingdom, we can only teach 
those who know Jesus and are willing to follow their teacher as the 
teacher follows Jesus. Jesus knew that, what does this verse really 
teach since we can not "make disciples"???
None of the NT writers use either the verb or the noun form of 
"DISCIPLE", why??

I am missing some thing and need help

thanks
Dan




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