Acts 19:23:9Acts.19.23.W9TAB
ὀλίγος
oligos
“little”
- Transliteration
- o-LI-gos
- Extended
- oh-LIH-gohs
- IPA
- /oˈli.gos/
Meaning by language
- English
- little
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
o-LI-gos
- sentence
e-GE-ne-to de ka-TA ton kai-RON e-KEI-non TA-ra-khos ouk o-LI-gos pe-RI tês ho-DOU
Exegesis
The phrase ouk oligos {οὐκ ὀλίγος | ouk o-lí-gos} ‘not little’ is a litotes, a rhetorical understatement that actually intensifies the idea, implying a considerable disturbance. This idiom is best conveyed in English by expressions such as ‘no small disturbance’ or ‘a major uproar.’
In context — Acts 19:23
But during that time, there arose no small disturbance about the Way .
About this coordinate
Acts 19:23:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 19:23, so the Greek word ὀλίγος (oligos) 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.19.23.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.23.W9.S1) and character.