Luke 22:47:5Luke.22.47.W5TAB
ὄχλος
okhλος
“a crowd”
- Transliteration
- O-khλος
- Extended
- OH-khlohs
- IPA
- /ˈo.kʰlos/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
O-khλος
- sentence
E-ti au-TOU la-LOUN-tos i-DOU O-khλος KAI ho le-GO-me-nos i-OU-das HEIS tôn DO-de-ka pro-ÊR-khe-to au-TOUS KAI ÊN-gi-sen tôi ee-ay-SOO phi-LÊ-sai au-TON
Exegesis
The interjection idou {ἰδοὺ | i-doû} “behold” marks a sudden narrative development, immediately followed by the subject ochlos {ὄχλος | ókh-los} “crowd,” heightening the dramatic entrance of the group.
Root and etymology
ochlosomicron–chi–lambda–omicron–sigma
“crowd, throng”
In context — Luke 22:47
While He was still speaking, behold, a crowd came, and the one called Judas, one of the twelve, was going before them, and he approached Jesus to kiss Him.
About this coordinate
Luke 22:47:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 22:47, so the Greek word ὄχλος (okhλος) 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.22.47.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.22.47.W5.S1) and character.