Acts 25:23:11Acts.25.23.W11TAB
πολλῆς
pollês
“great”
- Transliteration
- pol-LÊS
- Extended
- pohl-LÊSS
- IPA
- /polˈlɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- great
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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 | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
pol-LÊS
- sentence
tê OUN e-PAU-ri-on el-THON-tos tou a-GRI-pa kai tês ber-NEE-kēs me-TA pol-LÊS phan-ta-SI-as kai ei-sel-THON-tōn eis to a-kro-a-TÊ-ri-on SYN te khi-li-AR-khois kai an-DRA-sin tois kat ek-so-KHÊN tês PO-le-ōs kai ke-LEU-san-tos tou PHÊS-tou ÊKH-thē ho PAU-los
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase meta pollēs phantasias {μετὰ πολλῆς φαντασίας | metá pollês phantasías} describes the manner of the royal arrival, emphasizing ceremonial display.
In context — Acts 25:23
So on the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice had come with much pomp , and had entered the audience hall with the military tribunes and the leading men of the city, at the command of Festus , Paul was brought in.
About this coordinate
Acts 25:23:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Acts 25:23, so the Greek word πολλῆς (pollês) 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.25.23.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.23.W11.S1) and character.