Acts 14:18:7Acts.14.18.W7TAB
ὄχλους
okhlous
“crowds”
- Transliteration
- O-khlous
- Extended
- OH-khloos
- IPA
- /ˈo.kʰluːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- crowds
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
O-khlous
- sentence
KAI TAU-ta LE-gon-tes MO-lis ka-TE-pau-san tous O-khlous tou MÊ THY-ein au-TOIS
Exegesis
The object tous ochlous {τοὺς ὄχλους | toús ó-chlous} identifies the group under control, highlighting the mass response.
In context — Acts 14:18
And as they were saying these things, they scarcely restrained the crowds from sacrificing to them.
About this coordinate
Acts 14:18:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 14:18, so the Greek word ὄχλους (okhlous) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.14.18.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.14.18.W7.S1) and character.