Matthew 13:34:9Matt.13.34.W9TAB

ὄχλοις

okhlois

crowds

Transliteration
OKH-lois
Extended
OHKH-lois
IPA
/ˈokʰ.lois/

Meaning by language

English
crowds

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Result
ὄχ + λοις
okh + lois
okhlois

Alphabet Analysis

Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Chih/kh — like Bach
Lambdal — as in law
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Iotai — as in machine
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    OKH-lois

  2. sentence

    TAU-ta PAN-ta e-LA-lê-sen ho ee-ay-SOOS en pa-ra-bo-LAIS tois OKH-lois kai khō-RIS pa-ra-bo-LÊS ou-DEN e-LA-lei au-TOIS

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase en parabolais {ἐν παραβολαῖς | en pa-ra-bo-lâis} “in parables” indicates the manner or medium of speech, while the dative phrase tois ochlois {τοῖς ὄχλοις | toîs óch-lois} “to the crowds” marks the indirect object, forming the first clause.

In contextMatthew 13:34

Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables , and without a parable He did not speak to them.

About this coordinate

Matthew 13:34:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 13:34, so the Greek word ὄχλοις (okhlois) 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 Matt.13.34.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.13.34.W9.S1) and character.