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Lexicon :: Strong's G3583 - xērainō

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ξηραίνω
Transliteration
xērainō (Key)
Pronunciation
xay-rah'-ee-no
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

ξηραίνω xēraínō, xay-rah'-ee-no; from G3584; to desiccate; by implication, to shrivel, to mature:—dry up, pine away, be ripe, wither (away).


KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's G3583 in the following manner: wither away (6x), wither (5x), dry up (3x), pine away (1x), be ripe (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's G3583 in the following manner: wither away (6x), wither (5x), dry up (3x), pine away (1x), be ripe (1x).
  1. to make dry, dry up, wither

  2. to become dry, to be dry, be withered

    1. of plants

    2. of the ripening of crops

    3. of fluids

    4. of the members of the body

  3. to waste away, pine away, i.e. a withered hand

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ξηραίνω xēraínō, xay-rah'-ee-no; from G3584; to desiccate; by implication, to shrivel, to mature:—dry up, pine away, be ripe, wither (away).
STRONGS G3583:
ξηραίνω: 1 aorist ἐξηρανα (James 1:11); passive, present ξηραίνομαι; perfect 3 person singular ἐξήρανται (Mark 11:21), participle ἐξηραμμενος; 1 aorist ἐξηράνθην; cf. Buttmann, 41 (36); (from ξηρός, which see); from Homer down; the Sept. chiefly for יִבֵּשׁ and הובִישׁ; to make dry, dry up, wither: active, τόν χόρτον, James 1:11; passive to become dry, to be dry, be withered (cf. Buttmann, 52 (45)) (the Sept. for יָבֵשׁ): of plants, Matthew 13:6; Matthew 21:19; Mark 4:6; Mark 11:20; Luke 8:6; John 15:6; (1 Peter 1:24); of the ripening of crops, Revelation 14:15; of fluids: πηγή, Mark 5:29; τό ὕδωρ, Revelation 16:12 (Genesis 8:7; Isaiah 19:5); of members of the body, to waste away, pine away: Mark 9:18; ἐξηραμμενη χείρ, a withered hand, Mark 3:1, and R G in 3.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
8:7
Isaiah
19:5
Matthew
13:6; 21:19
Mark
3:1; 4:6; 5:29; 9:18; 11:20; 11:21
Luke
8:6
John
15:6
James
1:11; 1:11
1 Peter
1:24
Revelation
14:15; 16:12

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3583 matches the Greek ξηραίνω (xērainō),
which occurs 55 times in 51 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 8:7–Zec 10:11)

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:7 - and released a raven. The bird flew back and forth until the floodwaters on the earth had dried up.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:14 - Two more months went by,[fn] and at last the earth was dry!
Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:12 - “This bread was hot from the ovens when we left our homes. But now, as you can see, it is dry and moldy.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:4 - When King Jeroboam heard the man of God speaking against the altar at Bethel, he pointed at him and shouted, “Seize that man!” But instantly the king’s hand became paralyzed in that position, and he couldn’t pull it back.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:7 - But after a while the brook dried up, for there was no rainfall anywhere in the land.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:21 - Their tent-cords are pulled and the tent collapses,
and they die in ignorance.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:12 - While they are still flowering, not ready to be cut,
they begin to wither more quickly than grass.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:15 - If he holds back the rain, the earth becomes a desert.
If he releases the waters, they flood the earth.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:11 - As water evaporates from a lake
and a river disappears in drought,
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:16 - Their roots will dry up,
and their branches will wither.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:15 - My strength has dried up like sunbaked clay.
My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth.
You have laid me in the dust and left me for dead.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:15 - You caused the springs and streams to gush forth,
and you dried up rivers that never run dry.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:6 - In the morning it blooms and flourishes,
but by evening it is dry and withered.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:4 - My heart is sick, withered like grass,
and I have lost my appetite.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:11 - My life passes as swiftly as the evening shadows.
I am withering away like grass.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:9 - He commanded the Red Sea[fn] to dry up.
He led Israel across the sea as if it were a desert.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 129:6 - May they be as useless as grass on a rooftop,
turning yellow when only half grown,
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:22 - A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:5 - The waters of the Nile will fail to rise and flood the fields.
The riverbed will be parched and dry.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:6 - The canals of the Nile will dry up,
and the streams of Egypt will stink
with rotting reeds and rushes.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:7 - All the greenery along the riverbank
and all the crops along the river
will dry up and blow away.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:11 - The people are like the dead branches of a tree,
broken off and used for kindling beneath the cooking pots.
Israel is a foolish and stupid nation,
for its people have turned away from God.
Therefore, the one who made them
will show them no pity or mercy.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:27 - That is why their people have so little power
and are so frightened and confused.
They are as weak as grass,
as easily trampled as tender green shoots.
They are like grass sprouting on a housetop,
scorched[fn] before it can grow lush and tall.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:7 - The grass withers and the flowers fade
beneath the breath of the LORD.
And so it is with people.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:24 - They hardly get started, barely taking root,
when he blows on them and they wither.
The wind carries them off like chaff.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:17 - “When the poor and needy search for water and there is none,
and their tongues are parched from thirst,
then I, the LORD, will answer them.
I, the God of Israel, will never abandon them.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:14 - He will say, “I have long been silent;
yes, I have restrained myself.
But now, like a woman in labor,
I will cry and groan and pant.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:15 - I will level the mountains and hills
and blight all their greenery.
I will turn the rivers into dry land
and will dry up all the pools.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:11 - All who worship idols will be disgraced
along with all these craftsmen—mere humans—
who claim they can make a god.
They may all stand together,
but they will stand in terror and shame.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:27 - When I speak to the rivers and say, ‘Dry up!’
they will be dry.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 50:2 - Why was no one there when I came?
Why didn’t anyone answer when I called?
Is it because I have no power to rescue?
No, that is not the reason!
For I can speak to the sea and make it dry up!
I can turn rivers into deserts covered with dying fish.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:12 - “I, yes I, am the one who comforts you.
So why are you afraid of mere humans,
who wither like the grass and disappear?
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:4 - How long must this land mourn?
Even the grass in the fields has withered.
The wild animals and birds have disappeared
because of the evil in the land.
For the people have said,
“The LORD doesn’t see what’s ahead for us!”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:10 - For the land is full of adultery,
and it lies under a curse.
The land itself is in mourning—
its wilderness pastures are dried up.
For they all do evil
and abuse what power they have.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:36 - This is what the LORD says to Jerusalem:
“I will be your lawyer to plead your case,
and I will avenge you.
I will dry up her river,
as well as her springs,
Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:8 - But now their faces are blacker than soot.
No one recognizes them in the streets.
Their skin sticks to their bones;
it is as dry and hard as wood.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:9 - “So now the Sovereign LORD asks:
Will this vine grow and prosper?
No! I will pull it up, roots and all!
I will cut off its fruit
and let its leaves wither and die.
I will pull it up easily
without a strong arm or a large army.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:10 - But when the vine is transplanted,
will it thrive?
No, it will wither away
when the east wind blows against it.
It will die in the same good soil
where it had grown so well.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:24 - And all the trees will know that it is I, the LORD, who cuts the tall tree down and makes the short tree grow tall. It is I who makes the green tree wither and gives the dead tree new life. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do what I said!”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:12 - But the vine was uprooted in fury
and thrown down to the ground.
The desert wind dried up its fruit
and tore off its strong branches,
so that it withered
and was destroyed by fire.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:16 - The people of Israel are struck down.
Their roots are dried up,
and they will bear no more fruit.
And if they give birth,
I will slaughter their beloved children.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:10 - The fields are ruined,
the land is stripped bare.
The grain is destroyed,
the grapes have shriveled,
and the olive oil is gone.
Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:11 - Despair, all you farmers!
Wail, all you vine growers!
Weep, because the wheat and barley—
all the crops of the field—are ruined.
Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:12 - The grapevines have dried up,
and the fig trees have withered.
The pomegranate trees, palm trees, and apple trees—
all the fruit trees—have dried up.
And the people’s joy has dried up with them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:17 - The seeds die in the parched ground,
and the grain crops fail.
The barns stand empty,
and granaries are abandoned.
Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:20 - Even the wild animals cry out to you
because the streams have dried up,
and fire has consumed the wilderness pastures.
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:2 - This is what he saw and heard:
“The LORD’s voice will roar from Zion
and thunder from Jerusalem!
The lush pastures of the shepherds will dry up;
the grass on Mount Carmel will wither and die.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 4:7 - “I kept the rain from falling
when your crops needed it the most.
I sent rain on one town
but withheld it from another.
Rain fell on one field,
while another field withered away.
Unchecked Copy BoxNah 1:4 - At his command the oceans dry up,
and the rivers disappear.
The lush pastures of Bashan and Carmel fade,
and the green forests of Lebanon wither.
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:11 - They will pass safely through the sea of distress,[fn]
for the waves of the sea will be held back,
and the waters of the Nile will dry up.
The pride of Assyria will be crushed,
and the rule of Egypt will end.

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