Acts 16:22:4Acts.16.22.W4TAB

ὄχλος

okhlos

crowd

Transliteration
O-khlo-s
Extended
OH-khlohs
IPA
/ˈo.kʰlos/

Meaning by language

English
crowd

Alphabet Analysis

Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Chih/kh — like Bach
Lambdal — as in law
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    O-khlo-s

  2. sentence

    KAI sy-ne-PE-stê ho O-khlo-s kat au-TŌN KAI hoi stra-tê-GOI pe-ri-RÊX-an-tes au-TŌN ta hi-MA-ti-a e-KE-leu-on rhab-di-ZEIN

Exegesis

In the first clause, the verb synepeste {συνεπέστη | sy-ne-pé-stē} “rose up together,” with ho ochlos {ὁ ὄχλος | ho óch-los} “the crowd” as subject, is followed by the prepositional phrase katʼ autōn {κατʼ αὐτῶν | katá au-tôn} “against them,” marking the crowd’s hostile movement toward Paul and Silas.

Root and etymology

ochlos

crowd, throng

In contextActs 16:22

And the crowd rose up together against them, and the magistrates tore off their garments and ordered that they be beaten with rods .

About this coordinate

Acts 16:22:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 16:22, so the Greek word ὄχλος (okhlos) 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.16.22.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.22.W4.S1) and character.