Luke 18:36:3Luke.18.36.W3TAB
ὄχλου
okhlou
“of a crowd”
- Transliteration
- O-khlou
- Extended
- OH-khloo
- IPA
- /ˈo.kʰlu/
Meaning by language
- English
- of a crowd
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
O-khlou
- sentence
a-KOU-sas de O-khlou di-a-po-reu-o-ME-nou e-pyn-THA-ne-to TI EI-ee TOU-to
Exegesis
The phrase ochlou diaporeuomenou {ὄχλου διαπορευομένου | ó-ch-lou di-a-po-reu-o-mé-nou} forms a genitive absolute construction, providing a circumstantial backdrop, which is best rendered as “a crowd passing by” to capture its ongoing, backgrounded action.
In context — Luke 18:36
But when he heard a crowd passing by, he inquired what this might be .
About this coordinate
Luke 18:36:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Luke 18:36, so the Greek word ὄχλου (okhlou) 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 Luke.18.36.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.36.W3.S1) and character.