Acts 13:18:9Acts.13.18.W9TAB
ἐρήμῳ
erêmôi
“wilderness”
- Transliteration
- e-RÊ-môi
- Extended
- eh-RÊH-môhi
- IPA
- /eˈrɛː.mɔːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- wilderness
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
e-RÊ-môi
- sentence
KAI hôs tes-se-ra-kon-ta-e-TÊ KHRÓ-non e-tro-po-PHO-rê-sen au-TOUS en têi e-RÊ-môi
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase en tē erēmō {ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ | en tē̂ erḗmō} is locative, situating the action spatially in the wilderness and evoking the theological setting of the Exodus wanderings. In English, the temporal phrase “for about forty years” is placed at the front to mirror the Greek emphasis on duration, while the implicit subject is made explicit as “He” or “God” for clarity. The semantic nuance of etropophoresen, which can suggest both “bearing with” difficult people and “carrying” or “caring for” them, is conveyed through choices like “bore with” and “patiently put up with,” preserving the focus on divine patience during Israel’s wilderness period.
In context — Acts 13:18
And for about forty years He bore with them in the wilderness .
About this coordinate
Acts 13:18:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 13:18, so the Greek word ἐρήμῳ (erêmôi) 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 Acts.13.18.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.18.W9.S1) and character.