John 3:23:14John.3.23.W14TAB
πολλὰ
polla
“much”
- Transliteration
- pol-LA
- Extended
- pohl-LAH
- IPA
- /polˈla/
Meaning by language
- English
- much
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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
ÊN DE KAI HO i-o-AN-nês bap-TI-dzôn en ai-NÔN eng-GYS TOU sa-LEIM HO-ti HY-da-ta pol-LA ÊN e-KEI KAI pa-re-GI-non-to KAI e-bap-TI-dzon-to
Exegesis
By fronting hydata polla {ὕδατα πολλὰ | hýdata pollá}, the Greek emphasizes the availability of water as the practical basis for baptism at that site.
In context — John 3:23
John was also baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was an abundance of water there, and people were coming and were being baptized .
About this coordinate
John 3:23:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of John 3:23, 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.3.23.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (John.3.23.W14.S1) and character.