Strong's Lexicon
G2049 — ἐρημόω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2049 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἐρημόω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G2048 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 5 |
| Transliteration: | eremoo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | er-ay-moh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to lay waste {literally or figuratively} |
| KJV Renderings: | (bring to, make) desolate(-ion), come to nought |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐρημόω, ἐρήμῳ: passive (present 3 person singular (cf. Buttmann, 38 (33)) ἐρημοῦται); perfect participle ἠρημωμενος; 1 aorist ἐρημωθην; (ἔρημος); from Herodotus down; the Sept. usually for çÈøÅá, äÆçÁøÄéá, ùÈÑîÅí; to make desolate, lay waste; in the N. T. only in the passive: πόλιν, Rev 18:19; to ruin, bring to desolation: βασιλείαν, Mat 12:25; Luk 11:17; to reduce to naught: πλοῦτον, Rev 18:17 (16); ἠρημωμένην καί γυμνήν ποιεῖν τινα, to despoil one, strip her of her treasures, Rev 17:16.
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἐρημόω ((bring to)
Matthew 12:25
- KJV: And Jesus knew their thoughts and said unto them Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand
- GK: ειδώς δε ο Ιησούς τας ενθυμήσεις αυτών είπεν αυτοίς πάσα βασιλεία μερισθείσα καθ΄ εαυτής ερημούται και πάσα πόλις η οικία μερισθείσα καθ΄ εαυτής ου σταθήσεται
Luke 11:17
- KJV: But he knowing their thoughts said unto them Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation and a house against a house falleth
- GK: αυτος δε ειδώς αυτών τα διανοήματα είπεν αυτοίς πάσα βασιλεία εφ΄ εαυτήν διαμερισθείσα ερημούται και οίκος επί οίκον πίπτει
Revelation 17:16
- KJV: And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast these shall hate the whore and shall make her desolate and naked and shall eat her flesh and burn her with fire
- GK: και τα δέκα κέρατα α είδες επί το θηρίον ούτοι μισήσουσιν την πόρνην και ηρημωμένην ποιήσουσιν αυτήν και γυμνήν ποιήσουσιν αυτήν και τας σάρκας αυτής φάγονται και αυτήν κατακαύσουσιν εν πυρί
Revelation 18:17
- KJV: For in one hour so great riches is come to nought And every shipmaster and all the company in ships and sailors and as many as trade by sea stood afar off
- GK: ότι μιά ώρα ηρημώθη ο τοσούτος πλούτος και πας κυβερνήτης και πας ο επί των πλοίων πλέων και ναύται και όσοι την θάλασσαν εργάζονται από μακρόθεν έστησαν
Revelation 18:19
- KJV: And they cast dust on their heads and cried weeping and wailing saying Alas alas that great city wherein were made rich all had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness for in one hour is she made desolate
- GK: και έβαλον χουν επί τας κεφαλάς αυτών και έκραζον κλαίοντες και πενθούντες και λέγοντες ουαί ουαί η πόλις η μεγάλη εν η επλούτησαν πάντες οι έχοντες τα πλοία εν τη θαλάσση εκ της τιμιότητος αυτής ότι μιά ώρα ηρημώθη