Luke 21:20:13Luke.21.20.W13TAB
ἐρήμωσις
erêmōsis
“desolation”
- Transliteration
- e-RÊ-mō-sis
- Extended
- eh-RÊ-moh-sihs
- IPA
- /eˈrɛː.mɔː.sis/
Meaning by language
- English
- desolation
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-RÊ-mō-sis
- sentence
HO-tan DE I-dê-te ky-klo-u-ME-nên hy-PO stra-to-PE-dōn ie-rou-sa-LÊM TO-te GNO-te HO-ti ÊN-gi-ken hê e-RÊ-mō-sis au-TÊS
Exegesis
Hē eremosis autes {ἡ ἐρήμωσις αὐτῆς | hē erēmōsis autēs} binds the outcome to Jerusalem by the feminine pronoun, so the city and its fate are tightly linked in the warning.
Root and etymology
eremooepsilon rho eta mu omicron omega
“to make desolate, lay waste”
In context — Luke 21:20
But when you see Jerusalem encircled by armies, then discern that her desolation has drawn near.
About this coordinate
Luke 21:20:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Luke 21:20, so the Greek word ἐρήμωσις (erêmōsis) 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.21.20.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.21.20.W13.S1) and character.