Acts 26:9:13Acts.26.9.W13TAB
πολλὰ
polla
“many things”
- Transliteration
- pol-LA
- Extended
- pohl-LAH
- IPA
- /polˈla/
Meaning by language
- English
- many things
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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 | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
pol-LA
- sentence
e-GO MEN OUN E-dok-sa e-mau-TOI pros to O-no-ma ee-AY-SOO tou na-zō-ra-EE-ou DEIN pol-LA e-nan-TI-a PRAK-sai
Exegesis
The phrase polla enantia {πολλὰ ἐναντία | pollà enantía} ‘many things contrary’ places the quantity first for emphasis, and enantia characterizes the hostile nature of the deeds.
In context — Acts 26:9
I indeed therefore thought to myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus the Nazarene .
About this coordinate
Acts 26:9:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Acts 26:9, so the Greek word πολλὰ (polla) 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.26.9.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.9.W13.S1) and character.