John 7:12:23John.7.12.W23TAB
ὄχλον
okhlon
“crowd”
- Transliteration
- OKH-lon
- Extended
- OKH-lohn
- IPA
- /ˈokʰ.lon/
Meaning by language
- English
- crowd
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
OKH-lon
- sentence
KAI gong-gys-MOS pe-RI au-TOU ÊN po-LYS en TOIS OKH-lois HOI MEN E-le-gon HO-ti a-ga-THOS ES-tin AL-loi DE E-le-gon OU al-LA pla-NAI ton OKH-lon
Exegesis
The main verb of their charge, plana {πλανᾷ | pla-nâ}, in the present indicative, depicts an ongoing activity of “leading the crowd astray,” with ton ochlon {τὸν ὄχλον | tòn ókhlon} as the object, emphasizing the perceived danger to the broader populace.
In context — John 7:12
And there was much murmuring about Him among the crowds. Some were saying, “He is good,” but others were saying, “No; rather, He leads the crowd astray.”
About this coordinate
John 7:12:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of John 7:12, so the Greek word ὄχλον (okhlon) 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.7.12.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (John.7.12.W23.S1) and character.