ἔρημος erēmos · G2048
deserted
ἔρημος; (in older Gk. ἔρῆμος), -ον [in LXX chiefly for מִדְבָּר ; ] ; solitary, lonely, desolate, deserted: ; (a) of persons, γυνή, Gal.4:27 (LXX); (b) of places, Mat.14:13, 15 23:38 (WH, om.), Mrk.1:36 6:32, Luk.4:42 9:12, al.; as subst., ἡ ἔ. (sc. χώρα; as in Hdt., ii, 32, al.), the desert, Mat.3:1, 3, Mrk.1:3-4, Jhn.3:14, al.; pl., αἱ ἔ., desert places, Luk.1:80 5:16 8:29 ; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ἐρῆμος, ον, ; feminine ἐρήμη []: Attic dialect ἔρημος, ον, accusative to Hdn.Gr.[]: comparative -ότερος []: superlative -ότατος[]:—desolate, lonely, solitary, ; 1 of places, ἐς νῆσον ἐρήμην []; τὰ ἐ. τῆς Λιβύης the desert parts.., []; ἡ ἐρῆμος (i.e. χώρα) []; empty, πνύξ []; 2 of personsor animals, τὰ δ᾽ ἐρῆμα φοβεῖται (i.e. the sheep), []; frequently of poor, friendless persons, []; ἐρημότεροι, opposed to δυνατώτεροι, []solitary, not gregarious, [] adverb, ἔρημα κλαίω I weep in solitude, []; …
Where it's used 50 times
Matthew 3:1 · Matthew 3:3 · Matthew 4:1 · Matthew 11:7 · Matthew 14:13 · Matthew 14:15 · Matthew 23:38 · Matthew 24:26 · Mark 1:3 · Mark 1:4 · Mark 1:12 · Mark 1:13 · Mark 1:35 · Mark 1:45 · Mark 6:31 · Mark 6:32 · Mark 6:35 · Luke 1:80 · Luke 3:2 · Luke 3:4 · Luke 4:1 · Luke 4:42 · Luke 5:16 · Luke 7:24 · Luke 8:29 · Luke 9:10 · Luke 9:12 · Luke 13:35 · Luke 15:4 · John 1:23 · John 3:14 · John 6:31 · John 6:49 · John 11:54 · Acts 1:20 · Acts 7:30 · Acts 7:36 · Acts 7:38 · Acts 7:42 · Acts 7:44 · Acts 8:26 · Acts 13:18 · Acts 21:38 · 1 Corinthians 10:5 · Galatians 4:27 · Hebrews 3:8 · Hebrews 3:17 · Revelation 12:6 · Revelation 12:14 · Revelation 17:3
Source: TBESG G2048; TFLSJ G2048
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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