Mark 12:37:13Mark.12.37.W13TAB
πολὺς
polys
“great”
- Transliteration
- po-LYS
- Extended
- poh-LYYS
- IPA
- /poˈlys/
Meaning by language
- English
- great
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
po-LYS
- sentence
au-TOS da-VEID LE-gei au-TON KY-ree-on KAI PO-then au-TOU ES-tin hy-OS KAI ho po-LYS OKH-los Ê-kou-en au-TOU hê-DE-ôs
Exegesis
The second kai marks a shift to narrative description: kai ho polys ochlos ēkouen autou hēdeōs {καί ὁ πολὺς ὄχλος ἤκουεν αὐτοῦ ἡδέως | kaí ho po-lýs óch-los ḗ-kou-en autoû hē-dé-ōs} forms an independent clause in which ho polys ochlos is the subject, ēkouen is an imperfect verb describing continuous past action (“was listening”), autou is an objective genitive with the verb of hearing, and hēdeōs is an adverb of manner indicating their glad reception. The syntax presents first the Christological paradox (Lord yet descendant) and then the narrative reaction, allowing the theological question to stand while highlighting the crowd’s positive response to Jesus’ teaching.
In context — Mark 12:37
David himself calls Him Lord , so how is He his Son? And the great crowd was listening to Him with delight.
About this coordinate
Mark 12:37:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Mark 12:37, so the Greek word πολὺς (polys) 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.12.37.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.12.37.W13.S1) and character.