John 12:9:4John.12.9.W4TAB
πολὺς
polys
“large”
- Transliteration
- po-LYS
- Extended
- poh-Lyhs
- IPA
- /poˈlys/
Meaning by language
- English
- large
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
po-LYS
- 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.
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 12:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 12:9, so the Greek word πολὺς (polys) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.12.9.W4.S1) and character.