Mark 3:7:14Mark.3.7.W14TAB
πλῆθος
plêthos
“crowd”
- Transliteration
- PLÊ-thos
- Extended
- PLÊH-thohs
- IPA
- /ˈplɛː.tʰos/
Meaning by language
- English
- crowd
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
PLÊ-thos
- sentence
KAI ho ee-ay-SOOS me-TA tôn ma-thê-TÔN au-TOU a-ne-KHÔ-rê-sen pros tên THA-la-san KAI po-LY PLÊ-thos a-PO tês ga-li-la-I-as ê-ko-lou-THÊ-sen KAI a-PO tês i-ou-da-I-as
Exegesis
The accusative phrase polu plethos {πολὺ πλῆθος | polý plḗthos} ‘a great crowd’ functions as the subject of the following verb ekolouthesen {ἠκολούθησεν | ēkolouthḗsen} ‘followed’, creating a cause-effect flow: His withdrawal triggers pursuit. The coordinated structure kai … ekolouthesen kai …
Root and etymology
plethpi–lambda–eta–theta
“multitude, fullness”
In context — Mark 3:7
And Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, and a great crowd from Galilee and also from Judea followed Him.
About this coordinate
Mark 3:7:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Mark 3:7, so the Greek word πλῆθος (plêthos) 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.3.7.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.3.7.W14.S1) and character.