John 3:14:9John.3.14.W9TAB
ἐρήμῳ
erêmō
“wilderness”
- Transliteration
- e-RÊ-mō
- Extended
- eh-RÊ-môh
- IPA
- /e.ˈrɛː.mɔː/
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-mō
- sentence
KAI ka-THÔS mō-y-SÊS HY-psō-sen TON O-phin en TÊI e-RÊ-mō HOU-tōs HY-psō-THÊ-nai DEI TON hyi-ON TOU an-THRÔ-pou
Exegesis
`En tē erēmō {ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ | en tē̂ erēmō}` locates the action in the desert setting of Numbers 21, so the allusion is not incidental but foundational.
In context — John 3:14
And just as Moses raised the serpent in the wilderness, so it is necessary for the Son of Man to be raised aloft .
About this coordinate
John 3:14:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of John 3:14, so the Greek word ἐρήμῳ (erêmō) 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 John.3.14.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (John.3.14.W9.S1) and character.