Luke 15:4:20Luke.15.4.W20TAB
ἐρήμῳ
erêmōi
“wilderness”
- Transliteration
- e-RÊ-mōi
- Extended
- eh-RAY-moh-ee
- 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-mōi
- sentence
TIS AN-thrō-pos eks hy-MON E-khōn he-ka-TON PRO-ba-ta kai a-po-LE-sas eks au-TŌN hen ou ka-ta-LEI-pei ta e-ne-NÊ-kon-ta en-NE-a en têi e-RÊ-mōi kai po-REU-e-tai e-PI to a-po-lō-LOS HE-ōs HEU-rêi au-TO
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase en te eremo {ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ | en tē̂ e-rḗ-mō} ‘in the wilderness’ highlights the peril for those left behind.
In context — Luke 15:4
What person among you who owns a hundred sheep and loses one would not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the lost one until he finds it?
About this coordinate
Luke 15:4:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Luke 15:4, so the Greek word ἐρήμῳ (erêmōi) 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 Luke.15.4.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.4.W20.S1) and character.