Mark 10:31:1Mark.10.31.W1TAB
πολλοὶ
polloi
“many”
- Transliteration
- pol-LOI
- Extended
- pohl-LOI
- IPA
- /polˈloi/
Meaning by language
- English
- many
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 | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pol-LOI
- 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 context — Mark 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.