Acts 20:2:10Acts.20.2.W10TAB
πολλῷ
polloi
“much”
- Transliteration
- pol-LOI
- Extended
- pohl-LOI
- IPA
- /polˈlɔːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- much
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
pol-LOI
- sentence
di-el-THON de ta ME-rê e-KEI-na KAI pa-ra-ka-LE-sas au-TOUS LO-gō pol-LOI ÊL-then eis tên hel-LA-da
Exegesis
The dative expression logō pollō {λόγῳ πολλῷ | ló-gō pol-lō} ‘with many words’ functions as a dative of means, describing the manner in which the encouragement was given, with the adjective pollō emphasizing abundance.
In context — Acts 20:2
And after he had gone through those regions and had encouraged them with many words , he came into Greece.
About this coordinate
Acts 20:2:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Acts 20:2, so the Greek word πολλῷ (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.20.2.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.2.W10.S1) and character.