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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, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:3 - for this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, 'A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye His paths.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:1 - Then Jesus was led up to the wilderness by the Spirit, to be tempted by the Devil,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:7 - And as they are going, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, 'What went ye out to the wilderness to view? -- a reed shaken by the wind?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:13 - and Jesus having heard, withdrew thence in a boat to a desolate place by himself, and the multitudes having heard did follow him on land from the cities.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:15 - and evening having come, his disciples came to him, saying, 'The place is desolate, and the hour hath now past, let away the multitudes that, having gone to the villages, they may buy to themselves food.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:38 - Lo, left desolate to you is your house;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:26 - 'If therefore they may say to you, Lo, in the wilderness he is, ye may not go forth; lo, in the inner chambers, ye may not believe;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:3 - 'A voice of one calling in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye his paths,' --

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:4 - John came baptizing in the wilderness, and proclaiming a baptism of reformation -- to remission of sins,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:12 - And immediately doth the Spirit put him forth to the wilderness,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:13 - and he was there in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by the Adversary, and he was with the beasts, and the messengers were ministering to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:35 - And very early, it being yet night, having risen, he went forth, and went away to a desert place, and was there praying;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:45

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:45 - And he, having gone forth, began to proclaim much, and to spread abroad the thing, so that no more he was able openly to enter into the city, but he was without in desert places, and they were coming unto 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 to a desert place, and rest a little,' for those coming and those going were many, and not even to eat had they opportunity,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:32 - and they went away to a desert place, in the boat, by themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:35 - And now the hour being advanced, his disciples having come near to him, say, -- 'The place is desolate, and the hour is now advanced,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:80

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:2 - Annas and Caiaphas being chief priests -- there came a word of God 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 hath been written in the scroll of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying, 'A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye His paths;

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:1 - And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, turned back from the Jordan, and was brought in the Spirit to the wilderness,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:42

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:42 - And day having come, having gone forth, he went on to a desert place, and the multitudes were seeking him, and they came unto him, and were staying him -- not to go on from them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 5:16 - and he was withdrawing himself in the desert places and was praying.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:24 - And the messengers of John having gone away, he began to say unto the multitudes concerning John: 'What have ye gone forth to the wilderness to look on? a reed by the wind shaken?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:29 - For he commanded the unclean spirit to come forth from the man, for many times it had caught him, and he was being bound with chains and fetters -- guarded, and breaking asunder the bonds he was driven by the demons to the deserts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:10 - And the apostles having turned back, declared to him how great things they did, and having taken them, he withdrew by himself to a desert place of a city called Bethsaida,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:12 - And the day began to decline, and the twelve having come near, said to him, 'Let away the multitude, that having gone to the villages and the fields round about, they may lodge and may find provision, because here we are in a desert place.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:35 - 'Lo, your house is being left to you desolate, and verily I say to you -- ye may not see me, till it may come, when ye may say, Blessed is he who is coming 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 out of them, doth not leave behind the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go on after the lost one, till he may find it?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:23 - He said, 'I am a 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 did lift up the serpent in the wilderness, so it behoveth the Son of Man to be lifted up,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:31 - our fathers the manna did eat in the wilderness, according as it is having been written, Bread out of the heaven He gave them to eat.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:49

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:49 - your fathers did eat 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, was no more freely walking among the Jews, but went away thence to the region nigh the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim, and there he tarried with his disciples.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:20 - for it hath been written in the book of Psalms: Let his lodging-place become desolate, and let no one be dwelling in it, and his oversight let another take.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:30

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:30 - and forty years having been fulfilled, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sinai a messenger of the Lord, in a flame of fire of a bush,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:36

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:36 - this one did bring them forth, having done 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 who was in the assembly in the wilderness, with the messenger who is speaking to him in the mount Sinai, and with our fathers who did receive the living oracles to give to us;

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:42

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:42 - and God did turn, and did give them up to do service to the host of the heaven, according as it hath been written in the scroll of the prophets: Slain beasts and sacrifices did ye offer to Me forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:44

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:44 - 'The tabernacle of the testimony was among our fathers in the wilderness, according as He did direct, who is speaking to Moses, to 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 - And a messenger of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, 'Arise, and go on toward the south, on the way that is going down from Jerusalem to Gaza,' -- this is desert.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:18 - and about a period of forty years He did suffer their manners in the wilderness,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 21:38

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 21:38 - art not thou, then, the Egyptian who before these days made an uprising, and did lead into the desert the four thousand men of the assassins?'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:5 - but in the most of them God was not well pleased, for they were strewn in the wilderness,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 4:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:27 - for it hath been written, 'Rejoice, O barren, who art not bearing; break forth and cry, thou who art not travailing, because many are the children of the desolate -- more than of her having the husband.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:8 - ye may not harden your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of the 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 those who did sin, whose carcasses fell in the wilderness?

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:6 - and the woman did flee to the wilderness, where she hath a place made ready from God, that there they may nourish her -- days a thousand, two hundred, sixty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 12:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:14 - and there were given to the woman two wings of the great eagle, that she may fly to the wilderness, to her place, where she is nourished 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 to a wilderness in the Spirit, and I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet-coloured beast, full of names of evil-speaking, having seven heads and ten horns,
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