Mark 1:3:5Mark.1.3.W5TAB
ἐρήμῳ
erêmō
“wilderness”
- Transliteration
- e-RÊ-mō
- Extended
- eh-RÊ-moh
- IPA
- /eˈrɛː.mɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- wilderness
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 |
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Word in context
- word
e-RÊ-mō
- sentence
phō-NÊ bo-ÔN-tos en tê e-RÊ-mō he-toi-MA-sa-te tēn ho-DON ky-REE-ou eu-THEI-as poi-EI-te tas TRI-bous au-TOU
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase en tē erēmō {ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ | en tē e-rē-mō} ‘in the wilderness’ specifies the prophetic location, echoing wilderness motifs from Israel’s history.
Root and etymology
erēm-epsilon–rho–eta–mu
“desert, uninhabited place”
In context — Mark 1:3
A voice crying out in the wilderness, “Prepare the way of the Lord ; make His paths straight.”
About this coordinate
Mark 1:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Mark 1:3, 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 Mark.1.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.1.3.W5.S1) and character.