Mark 9:15:5Mark.9.15.W5TAB
ὄχλος
okhlos
“crowd”
- Transliteration
- O-khlos
- Extended
- OH-khlohs
- IPA
- /ˈo.kʰlos/
Meaning by language
- English
- crowd
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
O-khlos
- sentence
KAI eu-THYS PAS ho O-khlos i-DON-tes au-TON ek-se-tham-BÊ-thê-san KAI pros-TRE-khon-tes ê-SPA-dzon-to au-TON
Exegesis
The noun phrase pas ho ochlos {πᾶς ὁ ὄχλος | pâs ho óchlos} ‘the whole crowd’ is singular in form but takes plural verbs, highlighting a collective response.
Root and etymology
Rootomicron–chi–lambda–omicron–sigma
“crowd, multitude”
In context — Mark 9:15
And at once the whole crowd, when they saw Him , were struck with great amazement ; and they ran up and greeted Him.
About this coordinate
Mark 9:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Mark 9:15, so the Greek word ὄχλος (okhlos) 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.9.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.9.15.W5.S1) and character.