Acts 15:12:5Acts.15.12.W5TAB
πλῆθος
plêthos
“assembly”
- Transliteration
- PLÊ-thos
- Extended
- PLÊH-thohs
- IPA
- /ˈplɛː.tʰos/
Meaning by language
- English
- assembly
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
PLÊ-thos
- sentence
e-SI-gê-sen de PAN to PLÊ-thos KAI Ê-kou-on bar-na-BA KAI PAU-lou ek-sê-gou-ME-nōn HO-sa e-POI-ê-sen ho the-OS sê-MEI-a KAI TE-ra-ta en tois ETH-ne-sin di au-TÔN
Exegesis
The subject pan to plēthos {πᾶν τὸ πλῆθος | pân tò plê-thos} “the whole multitude” uses a neuter singular collective noun with pan to emphasize unified silence.
Root and etymology
plethospi–lambda–eta–theta–omicron–sigma
“multitude, great number”
In context — Acts 15:12
Then the whole multitude became quiet, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul as they recounted all the signs and wonders that God had done among the Gentiles through them.
About this coordinate
Acts 15:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 15:12, so the Greek word πλῆθος (plêthos) 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.15.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.12.W5.S1) and character.