Acts 18:10:17Acts.18.10.W17TAB
πολὺς
polys
“much”
- Transliteration
- po-LYS
- Extended
- poh-LYHS
- IPA
- /poˈlys/
Meaning by language
- English
- much
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 | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
po-LYS
- sentence
di-O-ti e-GÔ EI-mi me-TA sou KAI ou-de-EIS e-pi-THEE-se-TAI soi tou ka-KÔ-sai se di-O-ti la-OS es-TI moi po-LYS en têi PO-lei TAU-têi
Exegesis
The second dioti introduces the deeper rationale: laos esti moi polús {λαός ἐστί μοι πολὺς | la-ós es-tí moí po-lús}, literally ‘a people is to Me many,’ where the dative moi is a dative of possession, highlighting these are His.
In context — Acts 18:10
For I am with you, and no one will lay hands on you to harm you, because I have many people in this city.
About this coordinate
Acts 18:10:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Acts 18:10, so the Greek word πολὺς (polys) 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.18.10.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.10.W17.S1) and character.