Strong's Lexicon erémos: Desert, wilderness, solitary place, desolate Original Word: ἔρημος Word Origin: Derived from the Greek root ἐρῆμος, meaning "desolate" or "solitary." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H4057 (midbar): Often translated as "wilderness" or "desert," used in the Old Testament to describe desolate areas. - H3452 (yeshimon): Refers to a wasteland or desert. Usage: The term "erémos" is used in the New Testament to describe a place that is uninhabited, barren, or deserted. It often refers to physical locations such as deserts or wilderness areas, but it can also metaphorically describe a state of spiritual desolation or solitude. In the New Testament, "erémos" is frequently associated with places where individuals go for prayer, reflection, or testing. Cultural and Historical Background: In the biblical context, the wilderness or desert (erémos) holds significant spiritual symbolism. It is often seen as a place of testing, purification, and encounter with God. The Israelites wandered in the wilderness for 40 years, a period that shaped their identity and faith. Similarly, John the Baptist preached in the wilderness, and Jesus spent 40 days in the desert, where He was tempted by Satan. The wilderness is a place of both challenge and divine revelation. HELPS Word-studies 2048 érēmos – properly, an uncultivated, unpopulated place; a desolate (deserted) area; (figuratively) a barren, solitary place that also provides needed quiet (freedom from disturbance). In Scripture, a "desert" (2048 /érēmos) is ironically also where God richly grants His presence and provision for those seeking Him. The limitless Lord shows Himself strong in the "limiting" (difficult) scenes of life. [2048 (érēmos) in the strict sense expresses a lack of population (not merely "sparse vegetation"). This root (erēmo-) does "not suggest absolute barrenness but unappropriated territory affording free range for shepherds and their flocks. Hepworth Dixon (The Holy Land) says, 'Even in the wilderness nature is not so stern as man. Here and there, in clefts and basins, and on the hillsides, grade on grade, you observe a patch of corn, a clump of olives, a single palm' " (WS, 22).] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. word Definition solitary, desolate NASB Translation desert (2), deserts (1), desolate (6), open pasture (1), secluded (5), unpopulated (1), wilderness (32). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2048: ἔρημοςἔρημος, ἔρημον (in classic Greek also ἔρημος, ἐρήμη, ἔρημον, cf. Winers Grammar, § 11, 1; (Buttmann, 25 (23); on its accent cf. Chandler §§ 393, 394; Winer's Grammar, 52 (51))); 1. adjective solitary, lonely, desolate, uninhabited: of places, Matthew 14:13, 15; Mark 1:35; Mark 6:32; Luke 4:42; Luke 9:10 (R G L), 2. a substantive, ἡ ἔρημος, namely, χώρα; the Sept. often for מִדְבַּר; a desert, wilderness (Herodotus 3, 102): Matthew 24:26; Revelation 12:6, 14; Revelation 17:3; αἱ ἔρημοι, desert places, lonely regions: Luke 1:80; Luke 5:16; Luke 8:29. an uncultivated region fit for pasturage, Luke 15:4. used of the desert of Judaea (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 18, 1), Matthew 3:1; Mark 1:3; Luke 1:80; Luke 3:2, 4; John 1:23; of the desert of Arabia, Acts 7:30, 36, 38, 42, 44; 1 Corinthians 10:5; Hebrews 3:8, 17. Cf. Winers RWB under the word Wüste; Furrer in Sehenkel see 680ff; (B. D., see under the words, Of uncertain affinity; lonesome, i.e. (by implication) waste (usually as a noun, chora being implied) -- desert, desolate, solitary, wilderness. see GREEK chora Englishman's Concordance Matthew 3:1 Adj-DFSGRK: ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ τῆς Ἰουδαίας NAS: preaching in the wilderness of Judea, KJV: preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, INT: in the wilderness of Judea Matthew 3:3 Adj-DFS Matthew 4:1 Adj-AFS Matthew 11:7 Adj-AFS Matthew 14:13 Adj-AMS Matthew 14:15 Adj-NMS Matthew 23:38 Adj-NMS Matthew 24:26 Adj-DFS Mark 1:3 Adj-DFS Mark 1:4 Adj-DFS Mark 1:12 Adj-AFS Mark 1:13 Adj-DFS Mark 1:35 Adj-AMS Mark 1:45 Adj-DMP Mark 6:31 Adj-AMS Mark 6:32 Adj-AMS Mark 6:35 Adj-NMS Luke 1:80 Adj-DFP Luke 3:2 Adj-DFS Luke 3:4 Adj-DFS Luke 4:1 Adj-DFS Luke 4:42 Adj-AMS Luke 5:16 Adj-DFP Luke 7:24 Adj-AFS Luke 8:29 Adj-AFP Strong's Greek 2048 |
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