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
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
O-khlo-s
- 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 context — Acts 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.