ἔρημος
erēmosAdjectiveG2048
deserted
From: of uncertain affinity; lonesome, i.e. (by implication) waste (usually as a noun, G5561 (χώρα) being implied)
Short Definition
Full Lexicon Entry
-*ον *solitary, lonely, desolate, deserted: (a) of persons, γυνή, (LXX); (b) of places as subst., ἡ ἔ. (sc. *χώρα; *as in Hdt., ii, 32), the desert, pl., αἱ ἔ., desert places
LXX Usage: chiefly for מִדְבָּר
Grammar
Part of Speech Adjective
Morphology G:A
DescriptionGreek Adjective
Occurrences
50 timesAppears 50 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
Luke
12
Acts
9
Mark
9
Matthew
8
John
5
Key Passages
- 1 Corinthians 10:5
- Galatians 4:27
- Luke 15:4
- Matthew 11:7
- Mark 1:12
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