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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 came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:3 - For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye 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 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 - And as they departed, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? a reed shaken with the wind?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:13 - When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence in a boat, into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard of it, they followed him on foot out of the cities.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:15 - And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.

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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 - Wherefore, if they shall say to you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:3 - The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:4 - John was baptizing in the wilderness, and preaching the baptism of repentance, for the remission of sins.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:12 - And immediately the spirit driveth him into the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:13 - And he was there in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan: and was with the wild beasts, and the angels ministered to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:35 - And in the morning, rising a great while before day, he went out and departed into a solitary 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 blaze abroad the matter, so that Jesus could no more openly enter into the 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 said to 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 departed into a desert place in a boat privately.

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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 to him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed:

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:80

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:2 - Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came to 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, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye 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 being full of the Holy Spirit, returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:42

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:42 - And when it was day, he departed, and went into a desert place; and the people sought him, and came to him, and stayed him, that he should not depart from them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:16

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:24 - And when the messengers of John had departed, he began to speak to the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:29 - (For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For often it had caught him, and he was kept bound with chains, and in fetters: and he broke the bands, and was driven by the demon into the wilderness.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:10 - And the apostles, when they had returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place, belonging to the city called Bethsaida.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:12 - And when the day began to decline, then came the twelve, and said to him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country around, and lodge, and get victuals: 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 to you desolate. And verily I say to you, ye shall not see me, until the time shall come when 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, if he loseth one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he findeth 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 the prophet Isaiah.

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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 manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:49

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

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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 went thence to a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his 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 desolate, and let no man dwell in it: and, His bishopric let another take.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:30 - And when forty years had expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina, an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:36

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:36 - He brought them out, after he had showed wonders and signs in the land of 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 who spoke to him on the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the living oracles to give to us:

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:42

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:42 - Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices during forty years in the wilderness?

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:44

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:26 - And the angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Arise, and go towards the south, to the way that goeth down from Jerusalem to Gaza, which is desert.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:18 - And about the time of forty years he suffered their manners in the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:38

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:38 - Art not thou that Egyptian, who before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:5 - But with many 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 the desolate hath many more children than she who hath a husband.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 3:8

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:17 - But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcasses 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 by God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and sixty days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 12:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:14 - And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into 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 - So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet-colored beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
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