John 16:12:2John.16.12.W2TAB
πολλὰ
polla
“many things”
- Transliteration
- pol-LA
- Extended
- pohl-LAH
- IPA
- /polˈla/
Meaning by language
- English
- many things
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
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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The word
Word in context
- word
pol-LA
- phraseyour reading level
E-ti pol-LA E-khô hy-MEEN LE-yein
- sentence
E-ti pol-LA E-khô hy-MEEN LE-yein al ou DY-nas-the bas-TA-zein AR-ti
Exegesis
Ἔτι {ἔτι | É-ti} ‘still, yet’ sets an ongoing temporal frame, while πολλὰ {πολλὰ | pol-lá} is fronted before ἔχω {ἔχω | é-khō} ‘I have’ so that the amount of unrevealed teaching is emphasized before the verb of possession.
Root and etymology
polyspi omicron lambda upsilon sigma
“much, many”
In context — John 16:12
I still have further matters to tell you, but you are not able to carry them now.
About this coordinate
John 16:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 16:12, 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 John.16.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.12.W2.S1) and character.