Acts 17:12:1Acts.17.12.W1TAB
πολλοὶ
polloi
“many”
- Transliteration
- pol-LOI
- Extended
- pohl-LOI
- IPA
- /polˈloi/
Meaning by language
- English
- many
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
pol-LOI
- sentence
pol-LOI men OON eks au-TÔN e-PI-steu-san kai tôn hel-lê-NI-dôn gy-nai-KÔN tôn eu-skhê-MO-nôn kai an-DRÔN ouk o-LI-goi
Exegesis
The sentence begins with polloi {πολλοὶ | pól-loi} functioning as a fronted nominative subject, giving prominence to the large number who respond.
In context — Acts 17:12
Therefore many of them believed , and also not a few of the prominent Greek women and men.
About this coordinate
Acts 17:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 17:12, so the Greek word πολλοὶ (polloi) 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.17.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.12.W1.S1) and character.