John 5:6:9John.5.6.W9TAB
πολὺν
polyn
“much”
- Transliteration
- po-LYN
- Extended
- po-LYN
- IPA
- /poˈlyn/
Meaning by language
- English
- much
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 | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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po-LYN
- sentence
TOU-ton i-DÔN ho ee-ay-SOOS ka-ta-KEI-me-non KAI GNOUS HO-ti po-LYN Ê-DÊ KHRO-non E-khei LE-gei au-TOI THE-leis hy-gi-ÊS ge-NES-thai
Exegesis
The content of this knowledge is expressed in the ὅτι-clause hoti polyn ēdē chronon echei {ὅτι πολὺν ἤδη χρόνον ἔχει | hó-ti po-lýn ḗ-dē khró-non é-khei}, literally “that he has already much time,” an idiomatic way to say that a long time has already passed.
In context — John 5:6
When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he had already been there a long time , He said to him, “Do you wish to become healthy?”
About this coordinate
John 5:6:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of John 5:6, so the Greek word πολὺν (polyn) 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.5.6.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (John.5.6.W9.S1) and character.