ἐρημία erēmia · G2047
desert
ἐρημία, -ας, ἡ; (ἔρημος), [in LXX: Isa.60:20, Eze.35:4 (חָרַב, חׇרְבָּה), Eze.35:9 (שְׁמָמָה), Wis.17:17, Sir.47:17, Bar.4:33, 4Ma.18:8 * ; ] ; a solitude, wilderness: Mat.15:33, Mrk.8:4, 2Co.11:26, Heb.11:38.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ἐρημ-ία, ἡ, ; I of places, a solitude, desert, wilderness, []; ἕρπει εἰς τὰς ἐρημίας to solitary places, []; II as a state or condition, solitude, loneliness, ἐρημίαν ἄγειν, to keep alone, []; of persons, isolation, destitution, []; δι᾽ ἐρημίαν from being left alone, []; II.b of places, desolation, ἐρημίᾳ δοῦναί τι []; ἐρημία..πόλιν ὅταν λάβῃ[]; II.2 with genitive, want of, absence, φίλων []; ἀρσένων, βροτῶν, ἀνδρῶν, [], etc.; δι᾽ ἐρημίας πολεμίων πορευόμενος without finding any enemy, []; τὴν …
Where it's used 4 times
Matthew 15:33 · Mark 8:4 · 2 Corinthians 11:26 · Hebrews 11:38
Source: TBESG G2047; TFLSJ G2047
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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