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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)].
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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 - In those days, Yochanan the immerser came, preaching in the wilderness of Yehudah, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:3 - For this is he who was spoken of by Yesha`yahu the prophet, saying, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make 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 Yeshua was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:7 - As these went their way, Yeshua began to say to the multitudes concerning Yochanan, "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:13 - Now when Yeshua heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat, to a deserted place apart. When the multitudes heard it, they followed him on foot from the cities.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:15 - When evening had come, his talmidim came to him, saying, "This place is deserted, and the hour is already late. 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 to you desolate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:26 - If therefore they tell you, 'Behold, he is in the wilderness,' don't go out; 'Behold, he is in the inner chambers,' don't believe it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:3 - The voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make 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 - Yochanan came immersing in the wilderness and preaching the immersion of repentance for forgiveness of sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:12 - Immediately the Spirit drove him out into the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:13 - He was there in the wilderness forty days tempted by Hasatan. He was with the wild animals; and the angels were ministering to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:35 - Early in the night, he rose up and went out, and departed into a deserted place, and prayed there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:45

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:45 - But he went out, and began to proclaim it much, and to spread about the matter, so that Yeshua could no more openly enter into a city, but was outside in desert places: and they came to him from everywhere.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:31 - He said to them, "You come apart into a deserted place, and rest awhile." 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 - They went away in the boat to a desert place by themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:35 - When it was late in the day, his talmidim came to him, and said, "This place is deserted, and it is late in the day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:80

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:80 - The child was growing, and becoming strong in spirit, and was in the desert until the day of his public appearance to Yisra'el.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:2 - in the Kohanim Gedolim of Anan and Kayafa, the word of God came to Yochanan, the son of Zekharyah, 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 Yesha`yahu the prophet, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make 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 - Yeshua, full of the Ruach HaKodesh, returned from the Yarden, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:42

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:42 - When it was day, he departed and went into an uninhabited place, and the multitudes looked for him, and came to him, and held on to him, so that he wouldn't go away from them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:16

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:24 - When Yochanan's messengers had departed, he began to tell the multitudes about Yochanan, "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:29 - For Yeshua was commanding the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For the unclean spirit had often seized the man. He was kept under guard, and bound with chains and fetters. Breaking the bands apart, he was driven by the demon into the desert.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:10 - The apostles, when they had returned, told him what things they had done. He took them, and withdrew apart to a deserted place of a city called Beit-Tzaidah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:12 - The day began to wear away; and the twelve came, and said to him, "Send the multitude away, that they may go into the surrounding villages and farms, and lodge, and get provisions, for we are here in a deserted place."

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:35 - Behold, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see me, until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:4 - "Which of you men, if you had one hundred sheep, and lost one of them, wouldn't leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one that was lost, until he found 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 Yesha`yahu the prophet said."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:14 - As Moshe 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 - Yeshua therefore walked no more openly among the Yehudim, but departed from there into the country near the wilderness, to a city called Efrayim. He stayed there with his talmidim.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:20 - For it is written in the book of Tehillim, 'Let his habitation be made desolate, Let no one dwell therein,' and, 'Let another take his office.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:30 - "When forty years were fulfilled, an angel of the Lord 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 out, having worked wonders and signs in Mitzrayim, in the Sea of Suf, and in the wilderness for forty years.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:38

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:38 - This is he who was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel that spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers, who received living oracles to give to 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 the sky, as it is written in the book of the prophets, 'Did you offer to me slain animals and sacrifices Forty years in the wilderness, O house of Yisra'el?

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:44

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:44 - "Our fathers had the tent of the testimony in the wilderness, even as he who spoke to Moshe commanded him to make it according to the pattern 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 spoke to Pilipos, saying, "Arise, and go toward the south to the way that goes down from Yerushalayim to `Aza. This is a desert."

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:18 - For period of about forty years he put up with them in the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:38

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:38 - Aren't you then the Mitzrian, 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 - However 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, you barren who don't bear. Break forth and shout, you that don't travail. For more are the children of the desolate than of her who has a husband."

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:8 - Don't harden 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 - With whom was he displeased forty years? Wasn't it with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness?

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:6 - The woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, that there they may nourish her one thousand two hundred sixty days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 12:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:14 - Two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, so that she might be 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 - He carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness. I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet-colored animal, full of blasphemous names, having seven heads and ten horns.
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