Matthew 21:11:3Matt.21.11.W3TAB
ὄχλοι
okhloi
“crowds”
- Transliteration
- O-khloi
- Extended
- OH-khloi
- IPA
- /ˈo.kʰloi/
Meaning by language
- English
- crowds
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) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
O-khloi
- clause
hoi DE O-khloi E-le-gon
- sentence
hoi DE O-khloi E-le-gon hoo-TOS e-stin ho pro-PHÊ-tês ee-ay-SOOS ho a-PO na-za-RETH TÊS ga-li-LAI-as
Exegesis
The subject hoi okhloi {οἱ ὄχλοι | hoî ókhloi} “the crowds” governs the imperfect verb elegon {ἔλεγον | élegon}, which signals continuous or repeated utterance.
Root and etymology
ókhlosókhlos
“crowd, multitude”
In context — Matthew 21:11
And the crowds were saying, “This is the prophet Jesus , from Nazareth, in Galilee.”
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Matthew 21:11, so the Greek word ὄχλοι (okhloi) 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.21.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.11.W3.S1) and character.