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Lexicon :: Strong's G2048 - erēmos

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ἔρημος
Transliteration
erēmos (Key)
Pronunciation
er'-ay-mos
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain affinity
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:657,255

Strong’s Definitions

ἔρημος érēmos, er'-ay-mos; of uncertain affinity; lonesome, i.e. (by implication) waste (usually as a noun, G5561 being implied):—desert, desolate, solitary, wilderness.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 50x

The KJV translates Strong's G2048 in the following manner: wilderness (32x), desert (13x), desolate (4x), solitary (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 50x
The KJV translates Strong's G2048 in the following manner: wilderness (32x), desert (13x), desolate (4x), solitary (1x).

  1. solitary, lonely, desolate, uninhabited

    1. used of places

      1. a desert, wilderness

      2. deserted places, lonely regions

      3. an uncultivated region fit for pasturage

    2. used of persons

      1. deserted by others

      2. deprived of the aid and protection of others, especially of friends, acquaintances, kindred

      3. bereft

        1. of a flock deserted by the shepherd

        2. of a woman neglected by her husband, from whom the husband withholds himself

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἔρημος érēmos, er'-ay-mos; of uncertain affinity; lonesome, i.e. (by implication) waste (usually as a noun, G5561 being implied):—desert, desolate, solitary, wilderness.
STRONGS G2048:
ἔρημος, -ον, (in classic Greek also -ος, -η, -ον, 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, Matthew 14:13, 15; Mark 1:35; Mark 6:32; Luke 4:42; Luke 9:10 [R G L], Luke 9:12; Acts 1:20, etc.; ἡ ὁδός, leading through a desert, Acts 8:26 (2 Samuel 2:24 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; ἔρημός τε καὶ ὑπὸ 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, Galatians 4:27, from Isaiah 54:1; of Jerusalem, bereft of Christ's presence, instruction and aid, Matthew 23:38 [L and WH texts omit]; Luke 13:35 Rec.; cf. Bleek, Erklär. d. drei ersten Evv. ii., p. 206 (cf. Baruch 4:19; Additions to Esther 8:27 (Esther 6:13); 2 Macc. 8:35).
2. a substantive, ἡ ἔρημος, namely, χώρα; Sept. often for מִדְבַּר; a desert, wilderness, (Herodotus 3, 102): Matthew 24:26; Revelation 12:6, 14; Revelation 17:3; αἱ ἔρημοι, desert places, lonely regions: Luke 1:80; Luke 5:16; Luke 8:29. an uncultivated region fit for pasturage, Luke 15:4. used of the desert of Judaea [cf. Winer's Grammar § 18, 1], Matthew 3:1; Mark 1:3; Luke 1:80; Luke 3:2, 4; John 1:23; of the desert of Arabia, Acts 7:30, 36, 38, 42, 44; 1 Corinthians 10:5; Hebrews 3:8, 17. Cf. Winers RWB under the word Wüste; Furrer in Sehenkel v. 680ff; [B. D., see under the words Desert and Wilderness (American edition)].
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Samuel
2:24
Esther
6:13
Isaiah
54:1
Matthew
3:1; 14:13; 14:15; 23:38; 24:26
Mark
1:3; 1:35; 6:32
Luke
1:80; 1:80; 3:2; 3:4; 4:42; 5:16; 8:29; 9:10; 9:12; 13:35; 15:4
John
1:23
Acts
1:20; 7:30; 7:36; 7:38; 7:42; 7:44; 8:26
1 Corinthians
10:5
Galatians
4:27
Hebrews
3:8; 3:17
Revelation
12:6; 12:14; 17:3

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2048 matches the Greek ἔρημος (erēmos),
which occurs 50 times in 50 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 3:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:1 - And in those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:3 - For this is he that was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
Make ye ready the way of the Lord,
Make his paths straight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:1 - Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:7 - And as these went their way, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken with the wind?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:13 - Now when Jesus heard it, he withdrew from thence in a boat, to a desert place apart: and when the multitudes heard thereof, they followed him on foot from the cities.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:15 - And when even was come, the disciples came to him, saying, The place is desert, and the time is already past; send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:38 - Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:26 - If therefore they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the wilderness; go not forth: Behold, he is in the inner chambers; believe it not.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:3 -
The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
Make ye ready the way of the Lord,
Make his paths straight;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:4 - John came, who baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:12 - And straightway the Spirit driveth him forth into the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:13 - And he was in the wilderness forty days tempted of Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:35 - And in the morning, a great while before day, he rose up and went out, and departed into a desert place, and there prayed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:45

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:45 - But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to spread abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into a city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:31 - And he saith unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while. For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:32 - And they went away in the boat to a desert place apart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:35 - And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, The place is desert, and the day is now far spent;

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:80

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:80 - And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his showing unto Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:2 - in the highpriesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:4 - as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet,
The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
Make ye ready the way of the Lord,
Make his paths straight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:1 - And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led in the Spirit in the wilderness

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:42

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:42 - And when it was day, he came out and went into a desert place: and the multitudes sought after him, and came unto him, and would have stayed him, that he should not go from them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:16 - But he withdrew himself in the deserts, and prayed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:24 - And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken with the wind?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:29 - For he was commanding the unclean spirit to come out from the man. For oftentimes it had seized him: and he was kept under guard, and bound with chains and fetters; and breaking the bands asunder, he was driven of the demon into the deserts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:10 - And the apostles, when they were returned, declared unto him what things they had done. And he took them, and withdrew apart to a city called Bethsaida.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:12 - And the day began to wear away; and the twelve came, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages and country round about, and lodge, and get provisions: for we are here in a desert place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:35 - Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:4 - What man of you, having a hundred sheep, and having lost one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:23 - He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:14 - And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:31 - Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:49

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:49 - Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:54

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:54 - Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews, but departed thence into the country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim; and there he tarried with the disciples.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:20 - For it is written in the book of Psalms,
Let his habitation be made desolate,
And let no man dwell therein:
and,
His office let another take.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:30 - And when forty years were fulfilled, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:36

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:36 - This man led them forth, having wrought wonders and signs in Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:38

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:38 - This is he that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel that spake to him in the mount Sinai, and with our fathers: who received living oracles to give unto us:

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:42

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:42 - But God turned, and gave them up to serve the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets,
Did ye offer unto me slain beasts and sacrifices
Forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:44

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:44 - Our fathers had the tabernacle of the testimony in the wilderness, even as he appointed who spake unto Moses, that he should make it according to the figure that he had seen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:26 - But an angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza: the same is desert.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:18 - And for about the time of forty years as a nursing-father bare he them in the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:38

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:38 - Art thou not then the Egyptian, who before these days stirred up to sedition and led out into the wilderness the four thousand men of the Assassins?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:5 - Howbeit with most of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 4:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:27 - For it is written,
Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not;
Break forth and cry, thou that travailest not:
For more are the children of the desolate than of her that hath the husband.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:8 -
Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation,
Like as in the day of the trial in the wilderness,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:17 - And with whom was he displeased forty years? was it not with them that sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness?

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:6 - And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that there they may nourish her a thousand two hundred and threescore days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 12:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:14 - And there were given to the woman the two wings of the great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness unto her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:3 - And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness: and I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet-colored beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
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