Matthew 15:32:12Matt.15.32.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
ho de ee-ay-SOOS pros-ka-le-SA-me-nos tous ma-thê-TAS au-TOU EI-pen splaŋ-khNI-dzo-mai e-PI ton O-khlon HO-ti Ê-dê hê-ME-rai TREIS pros-ME-nou-SIN moi kai ouk E-khou-sin TI PHA-go-si(n) kai a-po-LY-sai au-TOUS NÊS-teis ou THE-lo MÊ-po-te ek-ly-THÔ-sin en têi ho-DÔ
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase epi ton ochlon {ἐπὶ τὸν ὄχλον | epì ton Ókh-lon} specifies the object of this compassion, directing His concern toward the gathered crowd.
Root and etymology
ochlosomicron–chi–lambda–omicron–sigma
“crowd, throng, multitude”
In context — Matthew 15:32
But Jesus , having called His disciples, said, “I have compassion upon the crowd , because they have already remained with Me three days and do not have anything that they might eat. And I do not want to send them away fasting, lest they might faint on the way.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:32:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Matthew 15:32, 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 Matt.15.32.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.32.W12.S1) and character.