ΟΧΛΟΝ, οχλον
OCHLON, ochlon
Sounds Like: OKH-lon
Translations: crowd, multitude, a crowd, a multitude, mob, a mob
From the root: ΟΧΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a large gathering of people, a crowd, or a multitude. It can also carry the negative connotation of a mob or a disorderly throng. It is often used in the New Testament to describe the large groups of people who followed Jesus or gathered to hear his teachings. In the provided examples, it is used in the accusative case, indicating the direct object of a verb, such as 'to teach a crowd' or 'a crowd upon me'.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G3793 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 2 Esdras — 16:13
- Wisdom — 18:22
- Isaiah — 43:17
- Jeremiah — 38:8
- Matthew — 9:23, 14:5, 14:14, 15:10, 15:31, 15:32, 15:33, 17:14, 21:26
- Mark — 2:4, 3:9, 4:36, 6:34, 6:45, 7:14, 8:2, 9:14, 11:32, 15:11
- Luke — 5:1, 5:19, 8:19, 23:5
- John — 7:12, 11:42
- Acts of the Apostles — 11:26, 14:14, 17:8, 19:26, 19:35, 21:27
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΟΧΛΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ὈΧΛΟΙΣ — to crowds, for crowds, with crowds, among crowds
- ὈΧΛΟΝ — crowd, a crowd, multitude, a multitude, throng, a throng
- ὈΧΛΟΣΕἸΣ — crowd, multitude, a crowd, a multitude
- ὈΧΛΟΥΣ — crowds, multitudes, throngs
- ὈΧΛΩ — to the crowd, to a crowd, to the multitude, to a multitude, to the throng, to a throng
- ὈΧΛΩΝ — of the crowd, of the multitude, of the throng, of the common people
- ΟΧΛΟ — crowd, multitude, a crowd, a multitude
- ΟΧΛΟΙ — crowds, multitudes, throngs, mobs
- ΟΧΛΟΙΣ — to crowds, to multitudes, to the common people, to the rabble
- ΟΧΛΟΣ — crowd, multitude, throng, mob, a crowd, a multitude
- ΟΧΛΟΥ — (of) crowd, (of) multitude, (of) throng, (of) mob
- ΟΧΛΟΥΣ — crowds, multitudes, throngs
- ΟΧΛΩ — to a crowd, to the crowd, to a multitude, to the multitude, to a throng, to the throng
- ΟΧΛΩΝ — of crowds, of multitudes, of the common people, of the rabble
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