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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 - in diebus autem illis venit Iohannes Baptista praedicans in deserto Iudaeae

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:3 - hic est enim qui dictus est per Esaiam prophetam dicentem vox clamantis in deserto parate viam Domini rectas facite semitas eius

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:1 - tunc Iesus ductus est in desertum ab Spiritu ut temptaretur a diabolo

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:7 - illis autem abeuntibus coepit Iesus dicere ad turbas de Iohanne quid existis in desertum videre harundinem vento agitatam

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:13 - quod cum audisset Iesus secessit inde in navicula in locum desertum seorsum et cum audissent turbae secutae sunt eum pedestres de civitatibus

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:15 - vespere autem facto accesserunt ad eum discipuli eius dicentes desertus est locus et hora iam praeteriit dimitte turbas ut euntes in castella emant sibi escas

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:38 - ecce relinquitur vobis domus vestra deserta

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:26 - si ergo dixerint vobis ecce in deserto est nolite exire ecce in penetrabilibus nolite credere

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:3 - vox clamantis in deserto parate viam Domini rectas facite semitas eius

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:4 - fuit Iohannes in deserto baptizans et praedicans baptismum paenitentiae in remissionem peccatorum

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:12 - et statim Spiritus expellit eum in desertum

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:13 - et erat in deserto quadraginta diebus et quadraginta noctibus et temptabatur a Satana eratque cum bestiis et angeli ministrabant illi

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:35 - et diluculo valde surgens egressus abiit in desertum locum ibique orabat

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:45

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:45 - at ille egressus coepit praedicare et diffamare sermonem ita ut iam non posset manifeste in civitatem introire sed foris in desertis locis esse et conveniebant ad eum undique

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:31 - et ait illis venite seorsum in desertum locum et requiescite pusillum erant enim qui veniebant et rediebant multi et nec manducandi spatium habebant

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:32 - et ascendentes in navi abierunt in desertum locum seorsum

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:35 - et cum iam hora multa fieret accesserunt discipuli eius dicentes desertus est locus hic et iam hora praeterivit

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:80

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:80 - puer autem crescebat et confortabatur spiritu et erat in deserto usque in diem ostensionis suae ad Israhel

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:2 - sub principibus sacerdotum Anna et Caiapha factum est verbum Dei super Iohannem Zacchariae filium in deserto

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:4 - sicut scriptum est in libro sermonum Esaiae prophetae vox clamantis in deserto parate viam Domini rectas facite semitas eius

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:1 - Iesus autem plenus Spiritu Sancto regressus est ab Iordane et agebatur in Spiritu in desertum

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:42

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:42 - facta autem die egressus ibat in desertum locum et turbae requirebant eum et venerunt usque ad ipsum et detinebant illum ne discederet ab eis

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:16 - ipse autem secedebat in deserto et orabat

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:24 - et cum discessissent nuntii Iohannis coepit dicere de Iohanne ad turbas quid existis in desertum videre harundinem vento moveri

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:29 - praecipiebat enim spiritui inmundo ut exiret ab homine multis enim temporibus arripiebat illum et vinciebatur catenis et conpedibus custoditus et ruptis vinculis agebatur a daemonio in deserta

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:10 - et reversi apostoli narraverunt illi quaecumque fecerunt et adsumptis illis secessit seorsum in locum desertum qui est Bethsaida

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:12 - dies autem coeperat declinare et accedentes duodecim dixerunt illi dimitte turbas ut euntes in castella villasque quae circa sunt devertant et inveniant escas quia hic in loco deserto sumus

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:35 - ecce relinquitur vobis domus vestra dico autem vobis quia non videbitis me donec veniat cum dicetis benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 15:4 - quis ex vobis homo qui habet centum oves et si perdiderit unam ex illis nonne dimittit nonaginta novem in deserto et vadit ad illam quae perierat donec inveniat illam

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:23 - ait ego vox clamantis in deserto dirigite viam Domini sicut dixit Esaias propheta

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:14 - et sicut Moses exaltavit serpentem in deserto ita exaltari oportet Filium hominis

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:31 - patres nostri manna manducaverunt in deserto sicut scriptum est panem de caelo dedit eis manducare

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:49

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:49 - patres vestri manducaverunt in deserto manna et mortui sunt

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:54

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:54 - Iesus ergo iam non in palam ambulabat apud Iudaeos sed abiit in regionem iuxta desertum in civitatem quae dicitur Efrem et ibi morabatur cum discipulis

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:20 - scriptum est enim in libro Psalmorum fiat commoratio eius deserta et non sit qui inhabitet in ea et episcopatum eius accipiat alius

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:30 - et expletis annis quadraginta apparuit illi in deserto montis Sina angelus in igne flammae rubi

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:36

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:36 - hic eduxit illos faciens prodigia et signa in terra Aegypti et in Rubro mari et in deserto annis quadraginta

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:38

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:38 - hic est qui fuit in ecclesia in solitudine cum angelo qui loquebatur ei in monte Sina et cum patribus nostris qui accepit verba vitae dare nobis

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:42

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:42 - convertit autem Deus et tradidit eos servire militiae caeli sicut scriptum est in libro Prophetarum numquid victimas aut hostias obtulistis mihi annis quadraginta in deserto domus Israhel

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:44

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:44 - tabernaculum testimonii fuit patribus nostris in deserto sicut disposuit loquens ad Mosen ut faceret illud secundum formam quam viderat

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:26 - angelus autem Domini locutus est ad Philippum dicens surge et vade contra meridianum ad viam quae descendit ab Hierusalem in Gazam haec est deserta

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:18 - et per quadraginta annorum tempus mores eorum sustinuit in deserto

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:38

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:38 - nonne tu es Aegyptius qui ante hos dies tumultum concitasti et eduxisti in desertum quattuor milia virorum sicariorum

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:5 - sed non in pluribus eorum beneplacitum est Deo nam prostrati sunt in deserto

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 4:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:27 - scriptum est enim laetare sterilis quae non paris erumpe et exclama quae non parturis quia multi filii desertae magis quam eius quae habet virum

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:8 - nolite obdurare corda vestra sicut in exacerbatione secundum diem temptationis in deserto

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:17 - quibus autem infensus est quadraginta annos nonne illis qui peccaverunt quorum cadavera prostrata sunt in deserto

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:6 - et mulier fugit in solitudinem ubi habet locum paratum a Deo ut ibi pascant illam diebus mille ducentis sexaginta

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 12:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:14 - et datae sunt mulieri duae alae aquilae magnae ut volaret in desertum in locum suum ubi alitur per tempus et tempora et dimidium temporis a facie serpentis

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:3 - et abstulit me in desertum in spiritu et vidi mulierem sedentem super bestiam coccineam plenam nominibus blasphemiae habentem capita septem et cornua decem
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