John 12:18:7John.12.18.W7TAB
ὄχλος
okhlos
“crowd”
- Transliteration
- O-khlos
- Extended
- OH-khlohs
- IPA
- /ˈo.kʰlos/
Meaning by language
- English
- crowd
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
O-khlos
- sentence
di-A TOU-to KAI hy-PEEN-tê-sen au-TOI ho O-khlos HO-ti Ê-kou-san TOU-to au-TON pe-poi-ê-KE-nai to sê-MEI-on
Exegesis
The subject ho ochlos {ὁ ὄχλος | ho ókh-los} “the crowd” follows the verb, yielding a typical verb–subject order that keeps the focus on the action rather than the actors.
Root and etymology
ochleoomicron–chi–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to trouble or press as a crowd”
In context — John 12:18
For this reason also the crowd met Him because they heard that He had done this sign .
About this coordinate
John 12:18:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 12:18, so the Greek word ὄχλος (okhlos) 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 John.12.18.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.12.18.W7.S1) and character.