Matthew 22:33:4Matt.22.33.W4TAB

ὄχλοι

okhloi

crowds

Transliteration
OKH-loi
Extended
OKH-loi
IPA
/ˈokʰ.loi/

Meaning by language

English
crowds

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Result
ὄχ + λοι
okh + loi
okhloi

Alphabet Analysis

Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Chih/kh — like Bach
Lambdal — as in law
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    OKH-loi

  2. sentence

    KAI a-KOO-san-tes HOI OKH-loi ek-se-PLÊS-son-to e-PI TÊ di-da-KHÊ au-TOO

Exegesis

This participle agrees in case, number, and gender with the subject hoi ochloi {οἱ ὄχλοι | hoi óch-loi}, “the crowds,” which follows immediately, creating the sense that the crowds, having heard what was said, then experienced the reaction described.

In contextMatthew 22:33

And when the crowds heard, they were astonished at His teaching .

About this coordinate

Matthew 22:33:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 22:33, 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.22.33.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.22.33.W4.S1) and character.