Mark 3:9:12Mark.3.9.W12TAB
ὄχλον
okhlon
“crowd”
- Transliteration
- O-khlon
- Extended
- OH-khlohn
- IPA
- /ˈo.kʰlon/
Meaning by language
- English
- crowd
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
O-khlon
- sentence
kai EI-pen tois ma-thê-TAIS au-TOU HI-na ploi-A-ri-on pros-kar-te-REI au-TÔ di-A ton O-khlon HI-na mê THLI-bô-sin au-TON
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase dia ton ochlon {διὰ τὸν ὄχλον | dià tòn ó-chlon} with dia plus the accusative states the reason for this precaution, highlighting the pressure of the crowd.
In context — Mark 3:9
And He said to His disciples, “Have a small boat kept ready for Him because of the crowd , so that they might not crush Him.”
About this coordinate
Mark 3:9:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Mark 3:9, so the Greek word ὄχλον (okhlon) 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.3.9.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.3.9.W12.S1) and character.