Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898)
DISCI'PLE, one who receives, or professes to receive, instruction from another. , it denotes the professed followers of our Saviour, but not always his true followers. Matt 10:24; Matt 11:2; Luke 14:26-27, 1 Sam 15:33; John 6:66; John 9:28. See School.