Mark 10:31:1Mark.10.31.W1TAB

πολλοὶ

polloi

many

Transliteration
pol-LOI
Extended
pohl-LOI
IPA
/polˈloi/

Meaning by language

English
many

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Result
πολ + λοὶ
pol + loi
polloi

Alphabet Analysis

Pip — as in pet
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Lambdal — as in law
Lambdal — as in law
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    pol-LOI

  2. sentence

    pol-LOI de E-son-tai PRO-toi ES-kha-toi KAI hoi ES-kha-toi PRO-toi

Exegesis

The sentence begins with polloi {πολλοὶ | pollòi} “many,” fronting the quantifier for emphasis on the large group affected.

In contextMark 10:31

But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.

About this coordinate

Mark 10:31:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Mark 10:31, so the Greek word πολλοὶ (polloi) 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 Mark.10.31.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.10.31.W1.S1) and character.