Mark 1:12:9Mark.1.12.W9TAB
ἔρημον
erêmon
“wilderness”
- Transliteration
- E-rê-mon
- Extended
- EH-rêh-mohn
- IPA
- /ˈe.rɛː.mon/
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 | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
E-rê-mon
- sentence
KAI eu-THYS to PNEU-ma au-TON ek-BAL-lei eis tên E-rê-mon
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase eis ten eremon {εἰς τὴν ἔρημον | eis tēn é-rē-mon} ‘into the wilderness’ marks directional movement toward a specific desolate locale, the recognized setting for testing and encounter with spiritual powers. The word order places emphasis on the Spirit’s decisive action and the immediacy of the transition from baptismal affirmation to wilderness testing.
In context — Mark 1:12
And immediately the Spirit drives Him into the wilderness .
About this coordinate
Mark 1:12:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Mark 1:12, so the Greek word ἔρημον (erêmon) 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 Mark.1.12.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.1.12.W9.S1) and character.