Matthew 15:33:9Matt.15.33.W9TAB
ἐρημίᾳ
erêmia
“wilderness”
- Transliteration
- e-rê-MI-a
- Extended
- eh-rê-MI-ah
- IPA
- /e.rɛːˈmi.a/
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 | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-rê-MI-a
- sentence
KAI LE-gou-sin au-TOI hoi ma-thê-TAI PO-then hê-MEEN en e-rê-MI-a AR-toi to-SOU-toi HÔS-te khor-TA-sai O-khlon to-SOU-ton
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase en eremia {ἐν ἐρημίᾳ | en e-rē-mí-ai} is a dative of location, stressing the isolation of the setting.
Root and etymology
eremosepsilon–rho–epsilon–mu–omicron–sigma
“desolate, uninhabited”
In context — Matthew 15:33
And the disciples said to Him , “From where can we get so many loaves in the wilderness , so as to satisfy so great a crowd?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 15:33:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Matthew 15:33, so the Greek word ἐρημίᾳ (erêmia) 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 Matt.15.33.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.15.33.W9.S1) and character.