Matthew 21:8:4Matt.21.8.W4TAB
ὄχλος
hokhlos
“the crowd”
- Transliteration
- HO-khlos
- Extended
- HOH-khlohs
- IPA
- /ˈho.kʰlos/
Meaning by language
- English
- the 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
HO-khlos
- phraseyour reading level
HO DE PLEI-stos HO-khlos ES-trô-san he-au-TÔN TA hi-MA-ti-a EN TÊI ho-DÔ
- sentence
HO DE PLEI-stos HO-khlos ES-trô-san he-au-TÔN TA hi-MA-ti-a EN TÊI ho-DÔ AL-loi DE E-kop-ton KLA-doos a-PO TÔN DEN-drôn KAI es-TRÔN-ny-on EN TÊI ho-DÔ
Exegesis
The Greek sentence begins with the article phrase ho pleistos ochlos {ὁ πλεῖστος ὄχλος | ho plêistos óchlos} ‘the very great crowd,’ where the superlative pleistos intensifies ochlos.
Root and etymology
ὄχλ
“crowd, multitude”
In context — Matthew 21:8
And a very large crowd spread their garments on the road ; others cut branches from the trees and laid them on the road.
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 21:8, so the Greek word ὄχλος (hokhlos) 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.21.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.8.W4.S1) and character.