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Nave Topical Bible
• Disciple
Thompson Chain Reference
• John, Beloved Disciple
• Inner Circle, of the Disciples
• Disciples
•   (only first 3 shown)
The Topic Concordance
• Disciples/Apostles
Dictionaries
American Tract Society
• Disciple
Bridgeway Bible Dictionary
• Disciple
Baker's Evangelical Dictionary
• Disciple, Discipleship
Charles Buck Dictionary
• Disciple
CARM Theological Dictionary
• Disciple
Easton's Bible Dictionary
• Disciple
Holman Bible Dictionary
• Disciples
• Beloved Disciple
Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Disciples
Hastings' NT Dictionary
• Disciple (2)
• Disciple
Dictionary of Early Christian Biography
• Paulinus, Disciple of Ephraem Syrus
• Isaacus Senior, Disciple of Ephraim the Syrian
• Fulgentius (4) Ferrandus, , Disciple and Companion of Ruspe
King James Dictionary
• Disciple
Morrish Bible Dictionary
• Disciple
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Disciples of Christ
• Disciple
• Christ, Disciples of
Smith Bible Dictionary
• Disciple
Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Disciple
Webster Dictionary
• Discipling
• Discipled
• Disciple
Watson's Theological Dictionary
• Disciple
Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Disciple
• Disciples of Christ
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Disciple
• Seventy Disciples
Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia
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McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Disciple
• Disciples of Christ
• Disciples of John
•   (only first 3 shown)
The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Disciple
• Disciples of Christ
Lexicons
• ܬ݁ܰܠܡܺܝܕ݂ܳܐ
• μαθητεύω
• μαθητής
• μαθήτρια
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• לִמֻּד

Disciple, a scholar or follower of any teacher, in the general sense. It is hence applied in the Gospels not only to the followers of Christ, but to those of John the Baptist (, etc.), and of the Pharisees (). Although used of the followers of Christ generally, it is applied in a special manner to the twelve apostles (;;; ). After the death of Christ the word took the wider sense of a believer, or Christian; i.e. a follower of Jesus Christ.