Matthew 23:38:7Matt.23.38.W7TAB
⸀ἔρημος.
erêmos
“desolate”
- Transliteration
- E-rê-mos
- Extended
- EH-rê-mohs
- IPA
- /ˈe.reː.mos/
Meaning by language
- English
- desolate
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 | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
E-rê-mos
- sentence
i-DOO a-PHI-e-tai hy-MEEN ho OI-kos hy-MÔN E-rê-mos
Exegesis
Placement of the predicative adjective eremos {ἔρημος | é-rē-mos} ‘desolate’ at the sentence end heightens the emphasis on the resultant ruin. The single independent clause structure underscores the irrevocability of the judgment pronounced.
Root and etymology
erēm-e-r-ē-m
“desolate, empty, wilderness”
In context — Matthew 23:38
Behold, your house is left to you desolate .
About this coordinate
Matthew 23:38:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Matthew 23:38, so the Greek word ⸀ἔρημος. (erêmos) 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.23.38.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.23.38.W7.S1) and character.