ἐρημόω
erēmoō
“to lay waste”
Definition
to lay waste (literally or figuratively)
from G2048 (ἔρημος);
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Occurrences
ἐρημόω appears 5 times in the New Testament.
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Key Passages
Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and a house divided against a house will fall.
Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.
And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.
For in a single hoursuch fabulous wealth has been destroyed!”Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance
Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out:“Woe, woe to the great city,where all who had ships on the seawere enriched by her wealth!For in a single hourshe has been destroyed.”
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