Acts 22:2:9Acts.22.2.W9TAB
μᾶλλον
mallon
“more”
- Transliteration
- MAL-lon
- Extended
- MAHL-lohn
- IPA
- /ˈmal.lon/
Meaning by language
- English
- more
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
MAL-lon
- sentence
a-KOU-san-tes de HO-ti tê he-bra-I-di di-a-LEK-tô pro-se-PHÔ-nei au-TOIS MAL-lon pa-RES-khon hê-sy-KHÊ-an kai phê-SIN
Exegesis
The comparative adverb mallon {μᾶλλον | mâllon} “more” modifies the aorist verb pareschon, indicating an intensified response: they “gave” a greater degree of silence.
In context — Acts 22:2
But when they heard that he was addressing them in Hebrew language, they became even more silent, and he says:
About this coordinate
Acts 22:2:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 22:2, so the Greek word μᾶλλον (mallon) 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.22.2.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.2.W9.S1) and character.