Acts 15:7:1Acts.15.7.W1TAB

πολλῆς

pollês

much

Transliteration
pol-LÊS
Extended
pohl-LÊÊS
IPA
/polˈlɛːs/

Meaning by language

English
much

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Result
πολ + λῆς
pol + lês
pollês

Alphabet Analysis

Pip — as in pet
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Lambdal — as in law
Lambdal — as in law
Etai — as in machine
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    pol-LÊS

  2. sentence

    pol-LÊS de dzê-TÊ-se-ôs ge-no-ME-nês a-na-STAS PE-tros EI-pen pros au-TOUS AN-dres a-del-PHOI hy-MEIS e-PI-stas-the HO-ti apʰ hê-me-RÔN ar-kha-I-ôn en hy-MIN ek-se-LEK-sa-to ho the-OS di-A tou sto-ma-TOS mou a-KOU-sai ta ETH-nê ton LO-gon tou eu-an-ge-LI-ou kai pi-STEÛ-sai

Exegesis

The opening genitive absolute pol·lēs de zētēseōs genomenēs {πολλῆς δὲ ζητήσεως γενομένης | pol-lēs de zē-tē-se-ōs ge-no-men-ēs} sets a temporal backdrop (“After considerable contention” / “When debate dragged on”), prompting an English subordinate clause.

In contextActs 15:7

After considerable contention, Peter stood and said to them, “Men, brothers, you know that from ancient days among you God chose that through my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe.”

About this coordinate

Acts 15:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 15:7, so the Greek word πολλῆς (pollês) 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.15.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.7.W1.S1) and character.