John 12:9:3John.12.9.W3TAB
ὄχλος
okhlos
“crowd”
- Transliteration
- OKH-los
- Extended
- OHKʰ-lohs
- IPA
- /ˈokʰ.los/
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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Word in context
- word
OKH-los
- sentence
EG-nō OUN OKH-los po-LYS ek tôn iou-dai-ŌN HO-ti e-KEI ES-tin KAI ÊL-thon ou di-A ton ee-ay-SOON MO-non al HI-na KAI ton LA-za-ron I-dō-sin HON Ê-gei-ren ek ne-KRŌN
Exegesis
The subject phrase ochlos polys {ὄχλος πολὺς | óch-los polýs} ‘large crowd’ follows, and is further specified by the prepositional phrase ek tōn Ioudaiōn {ἐκ τῶν Ἰουδαίων | ek tōn Ioudaíōn} ‘from the Jews’, identifying the crowd as drawn from the Judean populace.
Root and etymology
ochleoomicron–chi–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to trouble or press as a crowd”
In context — John 12:9
Therefore a large crowd from among the Jews knew that He was there, and they came not only because of Jesus but also so that they might see Lazarus , whom He had raised from the dead.
About this coordinate
John 12:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 12:9, 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.12.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.12.9.W3.S1) and character.