Mark 6:2:11Mark.6.2.W11TAB
πολλοὶ
polloi
“many”
- Transliteration
- pol-LOI
- Extended
- pohl-LOI
- IPA
- /polˈloi̯/
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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Word in context
- word
pol-LOI
- sentence
KAI ge-no-ME-nou sab-BA-tou EER-kksa-to di-DAS-kein en têi sy-na-gō-GÊI KAI hoi pol-LOI a-KOU-on-tes ek-se-PLÊS-son-to LE-gon-tes PO-then TOU-tōi TAU-ta KAI TIS hê so-PHI-a hê do-THEI-sa TOU-tōi KAI hai dy-NA-meis toi-AU-tai di-A tôn khei-RÔN au-TOU gi-NO-me-nai
Exegesis
The participial phrase kai hoi polloí akoúontes {καὶ οἱ πολλοὶ ἀκούοντες | kaì hoi polloí akoúontes} uses the present participle akouontes ‘hearing’ to depict the audience’s ongoing action.
In context — Mark 6:2
And when the Sabbath had come, He began to teach in the synagogue, and the many who were hearing were astonished, saying, “From where did this man get these things, and what is this wisdom that has been given to Him? And such mighty works are being done by His hands .”
About this coordinate
Mark 6:2:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Mark 6:2, 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.6.2.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.6.2.W11.S1) and character.