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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
Dictionary Aids

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, , -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.; 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, 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 48 times in 48 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:1 -

In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:3 -

For he is the one spoken of through the prophet Isaiah, who said:

A voice of one crying out in the wilderness:

Prepare the way for the Lord;

make his paths straight!

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:1 -

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:7 -

As these men were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:13 -

When Jesus heard about it, he withdrew from there by boat to a remote place to be alone. When the crowds heard this, they followed him on foot from the towns.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:15 -

When evening came, the disciples approached him and said, “This place is deserted, and it is already late.[fn] Send the crowds away so that they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:38 -

“See, your house is left to you desolate.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:26 -

“So if they tell you, ‘See, he’s in the wilderness! ’ don’t go out; or, ‘See, he’s in the storerooms! ’ do not believe it.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:3 -

A voice of one crying out in the wilderness:

Prepare the way for the Lord;

make his paths straight!

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:4 -

John came baptizing[fn] in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:12 -

Immediately the Spirit drove him into the wilderness.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:13 -

He was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and the angels were serving him.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:35 -

Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he got up, went out, and made his way to a deserted place; and there he was praying.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:45 -

Yet he went out and began to proclaim it widely and to spread the news, with the result that Jesus could no longer enter a town openly. But he was out in deserted places, and they came to him from everywhere.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:31 -

He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a remote place and rest for a while.” For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:32 -

So they went away in the boat by themselves to a remote place,

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:35 -

When it grew late, his disciples approached him and said, “This place is deserted, and it is already late.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:80 -

The child grew up and became strong in spirit,[fn] and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:2 -

during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, God’s word came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:4 -

as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah:

A voice of one crying out in the wilderness:

Prepare the way for the Lord;

make his paths straight!

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:1 -

Then Jesus left the Jordan, full of the Holy Spirit, and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:42 -

When it was day, he went out and made his way to a deserted place. But the crowds were searching for him. They came to him and tried to keep him from leaving them.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:16 -

Yet he often withdrew to deserted places and prayed.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:24 -

After John’s messengers left, he began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:29 -

For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was guarded, bound by chains and shackles, he would snap the restraints and be driven by the demon into deserted places.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:12 -

Late in the day, the Twelve approached and said to him, “Send the crowd away, so that they can go into the surrounding villages and countryside to find food and lodging, because we are in a deserted place here.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:4 -

“What man among you, who has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open field[fn] and go after the lost one until he finds it?

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:23 -

He said, “I am a voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord ​— ​just as Isaiah the prophet said.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:14 -

“Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:31 -

“Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, just as it is written: He gave them bread from heaven to eat.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:49 -

“Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:54 -

Jesus therefore no longer walked openly among the Jews but departed from there to the countryside near the wilderness, to a town called Ephraim, and he stayed there with the disciples.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:20 -

“For it is written in the Book of Psalms:

Let his dwelling become desolate;

let no one live in it; and

Let someone else take his position.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:30 -

“After forty years had passed, an angel[fn] appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in the flame of a burning bush.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:36 -

“This man led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and in the wilderness for forty years.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:38 -

“He is the one who was in the assembly in the wilderness, with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our ancestors. He received living oracles to give to us.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:42 -

“God turned away and gave them up to worship the stars of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets:

House of Israel, did you bring me offerings and sacrifices

for forty years in the wilderness?

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:44 -

“Our ancestors had the tabernacle of the testimony in the wilderness, just as he who spoke to Moses commanded him to make it according to the pattern he had seen.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:26 -

An angel of the Lord spoke to Philip: “Get up and go south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is the desert road.[fn])

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:18 -

“And for about forty years he put up with them[fn] in the wilderness;

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:38 -

“Aren’t you the Egyptian who started a revolt some time ago and led four thousand men of the Assassins into the wilderness? ”

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:5 -

Nevertheless God was not pleased with most of them, since they were struck down in the wilderness.

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:27 -

For it is written,

Rejoice, childless woman,

unable to give birth.

Burst into song and shout,

you who are not in labor,

for the children of the desolate woman will be many,

more numerous than those

of the woman who has a husband.

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:8 -

do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion,

on the day of testing in the wilderness,

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:17 -

With whom was God angry for forty years? Wasn’t it with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness?

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:6 -

The woman fled into the wilderness, where she had a place prepared by God, to be nourished there[fn] for 1,260 days.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:14 -

The woman was given two wings of a great eagle, so that she could fly from the serpent’s presence to her place in the wilderness, where she was nourished for a time, times, and half a time.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:3 -

Then he carried me away in the Spirit[fn] to a wilderness.

I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered[fn] with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns.

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