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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: ἡ 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.
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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 15 times in 15 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:6 - But the plants soon wilted under the hot sun, and since they didn’t have deep roots, they died.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:19 - and he noticed a fig tree beside the road. He went over to see if there were any figs, but there were only leaves. Then he said to it, “May you never bear fruit again!” And immediately the fig tree withered up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:20 - The disciples were amazed when they saw this and asked, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:1 - Jesus went into the synagogue again and noticed a man with a deformed hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:6 - But the plant soon wilted under the hot sun, and since it didn’t have deep roots, it died.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:29 - Immediately the bleeding stopped, and she could feel in her body that she had been healed of her terrible condition.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:18 - And whenever this spirit seizes him, it throws him violently to the ground. Then he foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid.[fn] So I asked your disciples to cast out the evil spirit, but they couldn’t do it.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:20 - The next morning as they passed by the fig tree he had cursed, the disciples noticed it had withered from the roots up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 11:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:21 - Peter remembered what Jesus had said to the tree on the previous day and exclaimed, “Look, Rabbi! The fig tree you cursed has withered and died!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:6 - Other seed fell among rocks. It began to grow, but the plant soon wilted and died for lack of moisture.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 15:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:6 - Anyone who does not remain in me is thrown away like a useless branch and withers. Such branches are gathered into a pile to be burned.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:11 - The hot sun rises and the grass withers; the little flower droops and falls, and its beauty fades away. In the same way, the rich will fade away with all of their achievements.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 1:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:24 - As the Scriptures say,
“People are like grass;
their beauty is like a flower in the field.
The grass withers and the flower fades.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:15 - Then another angel came from the Temple and shouted to the one sitting on the cloud, “Swing the sickle, for the time of harvest has come; the crop on earth is ripe.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:12 - Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great Euphrates River, and it dried up so that the kings from the east could march their armies toward the west without hindrance.
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