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ξηρός xēros · G3584

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dried up/withered

ξηρός, -ά, -όν ; [in LXX chiefly for יָבֵשׁ, its parts and deriva­tives, also for חָרָבָה, etc. ; ] ; dry: metaphorically (of a sinner), ξύλον ξ., Luk.23:31; of members of the body shrunken by disease, withered: Jhn.5:3; of the hand, Mat.12:10 Mrk.3:3, Luk.6:6, 8; of the dry land, ἡ ξηρά (sc. γῆ, cf. Gen.1:9-10; Jon.1:19, al.): Mat.23:15; γῆ, Heb.11:29.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ξηρός, ά, όν, ; dry, opposed to ὑγρός, of a dried-up river, []; μέτρα ξ. τε καὶ ὑγρά dry and liquid measures, []; ξ. γάλα, i.e. ripe cheese, []; so τυρὸς ξ., opposed to τυρὸς χλωρός, []; ἐν ξηροῖσιν ἐκτρέφειν on solid food, i.e. cereals, []; καρπὸς ξ., i.e. cereal, opposed to κ. ξύλινος, produce of trees, i. e. fruit, wine, or oil, []hay, []; φοῖνιξ ξ. dried dates, []; ξ. καρποί, opposed to οἶνος, ἔλαιον, []; ξ. πυρίαι applications of dry heat, []; compare ξηροπυρία. adverb ξηρῶς by the use of …

Where it's used 8 times

Matthew 12:10 · Matthew 23:15 · Mark 3:3 · Luke 6:6 · Luke 6:8 · Luke 23:31 · John 5:3 · Hebrews 11:29

Source: TBESG G3584; TFLSJ G3584

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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