Strong's Lexicon
G2048 — ἔρημος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2048 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἔρημος |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | of uncertain affinity |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 48 |
| Transliteration: | eremos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | er'-ay-mos |
| Meaning: | 1. lonesome 2. (by implication) waste {(usually as a noun, G5561 being implied)} |
| KJV Renderings: | desert, desolate, solitary, wilderness |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἔρημος, ἔρημον (in classic Greek also ἔρημος, ἐρήμη, ἔρημον, cf. Winers Grammar, § 11, 1; (Buttmann, 25 (23); on its accent cf. Chandler §§ 393, 394; Winer’s Grammar, 52 (51)));
1. adjective solitary, lonely, desolate, uninhabited: of places, Mat 14:13; Mat 14:15; Mar 1:35; Mar 6:32; Luk 4:42; Luk 9:10 (R G L), ; Act 1:20, etc.; ἡ ὁδός, leading through a desert, Act 8:26 (2Sa 2:24 the Sept.), see Γάζα, under the end of persons: "deserted by others; deprived of the aid and protection of others, especially of friends, acquaintances, kindred; bereft"; (so often by Greek writers of every age, as Aeschylus Ag. 862; Pers. 734; Aristophanes pax 112; ἔρημος τέ καί ὑπό πάντων καταλειφθείς, Herodian, 2, 12, 12 (7 edition, Bekker); of a flock deserted by the shepherd, Homer, Iliad 5, 140): γυνή, a woman neglected by her husband, from whom the husband withholds himself, Gal 4:27, from Isa 54:1; of Jerusalem, bereft of Christ’s presence, instruction and aid, Mat 23:38 (L and WH texts omit); Luk 13:35 Rec.; cf. Bleek, Erklär. d. drei ersten Evv. ii., p. 206 (cf. Bar 4:19; Additions to (6:13); 2Ma 8:35).
2. a substantive, ἡ ἔρημος, namely, χώρα; the Sept. often for îÄãÀáÇÌø; a desert, wilderness (Herodotus 3, 102): Mat 24:26; Rev 12:6; Rev 12:14; Rev 17:3; αἱ ἔρημοι, desert places, lonely regions: Luk 1:80; Luk 5:16; Luk 8:29. an uncultivated region fit for pasturage, Luk 15:4. used of the desert of Judaea (cf. Winer’s Grammar, § 18, 1), Mat 3:1; Mar 1:3; Luk 1:80; Luk 3:2; Luk 3:4; Joh 1:23; of the desert of Arabia, Act 7:30; Act 7:36; Act 7:38; Act 7:42; Act 7:44; 1Co 10:5; Heb 3:8; Heb 3:17. Cf. Winers RWB under the word Wüste; Furrer in Sehenkel see 680ff; (B. D., see under the words, and (American edition)).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἔρημος (desert)
Matthew 3:1
- KJV: In those days came John the Baptist preaching in the wilderness of Judaea
- GK: εν δε ταις ημέραις εκείναις παραγίνεται Ιωάννης ο Βαπτιστής κηρύσσων εν τη ερήμω της Ιουδαίας
Matthew 3:3
- KJV: For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias saying The voice of one crying in the wilderness Prepare ye the way of the Lord make his paths straight
- GK: ούτος γαρ εστιν ο ρηθείς υπό Ησαϊου του προφήτου λέγοντος φωνή βοώντος εν τη ερήμω ετοιμάσατε την οδόν κυρίου ευθείας ποιείτε τας τρίβους αυτού
Matthew 4:1
- KJV: Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil
- GK: τότε ο Ιησούς ανήχθη εις την έρημον υπό του πνεύματος πειρασθήναι υπό του διαβόλου
Matthew 11:7
- KJV: And as they departed Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John What went ye out into the wilderness to see A reed shaken with the wind
- GK: τούτων δε πορευομένων ήρξατο ο Ιησούς λέγειν τοις όχλοις περί Ιωάννου τι εξήλθετε εις την έρημον θεάσασθαι κάλαμον υπό ανέμου σαλευόμενον
Matthew 14:13
- KJV: When Jesus heard he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart and when the people had heard they followed him on foot out of the cities
- GK: και ακούσας ο Ιησούς ανεχώρησεν εκείθεν εν πλοίω εις έρημον τόπον κατ΄ ιδίαν και ακούσαντες οι όχλοι ηκολούθησαν αυτώ πεζή από των πόλεων
Matthew 14:15
- KJV: And when it was evening his disciples came to him saying This is a desert place and the time is now past send the multitude away that they may go into the villages and buy themselves victuals
- GK: οψίας δε γενομένης προσήλθον αυτώ οι μαθηταί αυτού λέγοντες έρημός εστιν ο τόπος και η ώρα ήδη παρήλθεν απόλυσον τους όχλους ίνα απελθόντες εις τας κώμας αγοράσωσιν εαυτοίς βρώματα
Matthew 23:38
- KJV: Behold your house is left unto you desolate
- GK: ιδού αφίεται υμίν ο οίκος υμών έρημος
Matthew 24:26
- KJV: Wherefore if they shall say unto you Behold he is in the desert go not forth behold in the secret chambers believe not
- GK: εάν ουν είπωσιν υμίν ιδού εν τη ερήμω εστί μη εξέλθητε ιδού εν τοις ταμείοις μη πιστεύσητε
Mark 1:3
- KJV: The voice of one crying in the wilderness Prepare ye the way of the Lord make his paths straight
- GK: φωνή βοώντος εν τη ερήμω ετοιμάσατε την οδόν κυρίου ευθείας ποιείτε τας τρίβους αυτού