3583. xérainó

Lexicon

xérainó: To dry up, wither

Original Word: ξηραίνω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: xérainó
Pronunciation: ksay-rah'-ee-no
Phonetic Spelling: (xay-rah'-ee-no)
Definition: To dry up, wither
Meaning: I dry up, parch, am ripened, wither, waste away.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

dry up, wither away.

From xeros; to desiccate; by implication, to shrivel, to mature -- dry up, pine away, be ripe, wither (away).

see GREEK xeros

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from xéros
Definition
to dry up, waste away
NASB Translation
dried (2), dries (1), ripe (1), stiffens (1), wither (1), withered (4), withered away (3), withers (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 3583: ξηραίνω

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.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from ξηρός (xēros), meaning "dry" or "withered."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Hebrew 3001: יָבֵשׁ (yāvēsh) • to be dry, to wither.
• Strong's Hebrew 2717: חָרֵב (ḥārēb) • to dry up, to be desolate.
• Strong's Hebrew 3220: יָבֵשׁ (yāvēsh) • to dry up, to wither, often used in the context of plants or water sources drying up.

These Hebrew terms share similar meanings with ξηραίνω, emphasizing the physical and metaphorical aspects of drying and withering found throughout the biblical narrative.

Usage: The verb ξηραίνω is used in the New Testament to describe the process of drying up or withering, often in a literal sense, such as plants or bodies of water, but also metaphorically to describe spiritual or moral desiccation.

Context: The Greek verb ξηραίνω appears in several contexts within the New Testament, illustrating both physical and metaphorical drying or withering. It is used to describe the withering of the fig tree in Matthew 21:19, where Jesus curses the tree, and it immediately withers: "Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. 'May you never bear fruit again!' He said. And immediately the tree withered." This act serves as a symbolic judgment against unfruitfulness and hypocrisy.

In Mark 3:1-5, ξηραίνω is used in the context of healing, where Jesus restores a man's withered hand, demonstrating His authority over physical ailments and His compassion for human suffering. The passage reads: "Then Jesus said to the man with the withered hand, 'Stand up among us.' And He said to them, 'Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?' But they remained silent. Jesus looked around at them in anger and, deeply grieved at their hardness of heart, He said to the man, 'Stretch out your hand.' So he stretched it out, and it was restored."

The term is also used metaphorically in James 1:11, where the transient nature of wealth and human life is compared to the withering of grass: "For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its blossom falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits."

The use of ξηραίνω in these passages underscores themes of judgment, restoration, and the fleeting nature of earthly life, inviting readers to reflect on spiritual vitality and the consequences of spiritual barrenness.

Forms and Transliterations

εξηραμμενην εξηραμμένην ἐξηραμμένην εξήρανας εξήρανε εξηρανεν ἐξήρανεν εξηρανθη εξηράνθη εξήρανθη ἐξηράνθη εξηράνθην εξηράνθησαν εξήρανθησαν εξηράνθσαν εξηρανται εξήρανται ἐξήρανται ξηραινεται ξηραίνεται ξηραινόμενος ξηραίνων ξηρανεί ξηρανθείη ξηρανθήναι ξηρανθήσεται ξηρανθήσονται ξηρανώ ξηρασία ξηρασίας exerammenen exeramménen exērammenēn exēramménēn exeranen exēranen exḗranen exerantai exērantai exḗrantai exeranthe exeránthe exēranthē exēránthē xerainetai xeraínetai xērainetai xēraínetai

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 13:6 V-AIP-3S
GRK: ἔχειν ῥίζαν ἐξηράνθη
NAS: no root, they withered away.
KJV: no root, they withered away.
INT: having root were dried up

Matthew 21:19 V-AIP-3S
GRK: αἰῶνα καὶ ἐξηράνθη παραχρῆμα ἡ
NAS: the fig tree withered.
KJV: presently the fig tree withered away.
INT: age And dried up immediately the

Matthew 21:20 V-AIP-3S
GRK: Πῶς παραχρῆμα ἐξηράνθη ἡ συκῆ
NAS: did the fig tree wither [all] at once?
KJV: soon is the fig tree withered away!
INT: How immediately is dried up the fig tree

Mark 3:1 V-RPM/P-AFS
GRK: ἐκεῖ ἄνθρωπος ἐξηραμμένην ἔχων τὴν
NAS: was there whose hand was withered.
KJV: there which had a withered hand.
INT: there a man withered having the

Mark 4:6 V-AIP-3S
GRK: ἔχειν ῥίζαν ἐξηράνθη
NAS: no root, it withered away.
KJV: no root, it withered away.
INT: having root it withered away

Mark 5:29 V-AIP-3S
GRK: καὶ εὐθὺς ἐξηράνθη ἡ πηγὴ
NAS: of her blood was dried up; and she felt
KJV: blood was dried up; and
INT: And immediately was dried up the flow

Mark 9:18 V-PIM/P-3S
GRK: ὀδόντας καὶ ξηραίνεται καὶ εἶπα
NAS: his teeth and stiffens out. I told
KJV: teeth, and pineth away: and I spake
INT: his teeth and is withering away And I spoke

Mark 11:20 V-RPM/P-AFS
GRK: τὴν συκῆν ἐξηραμμένην ἐκ ῥιζῶν
NAS: the fig tree withered from the roots
KJV: the fig tree dried up from
INT: the fig tree dried up from [the] roots

Mark 11:21 V-RIM/P-3S
GRK: ἣν κατηράσω ἐξήρανται
NAS: which You cursed has withered.
KJV: which thou cursedst is withered away.
INT: which you cursed is dried up

Luke 8:6 V-AIP-3S
GRK: καὶ φυὲν ἐξηράνθη διὰ τὸ
NAS: [soil], and as soon as it grew up, it withered away, because
KJV: as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because
INT: and having sprung up it withered because it

John 15:6 V-AIP-3S
GRK: κλῆμα καὶ ἐξηράνθη καὶ συνάγουσιν
NAS: as a branch and dries up; and they gather
KJV: and is withered; and
INT: branch and is dried up and they gather

James 1:11 V-AIA-3S
GRK: καύσωνι καὶ ἐξήρανεν τὸν χόρτον
NAS: with a scorching wind and withers the grass;
KJV: but it withereth the grass,
INT: burning heat and dried up the grass

1 Peter 1:24 V-AIP-3S
GRK: ἄνθος χόρτου ἐξηράνθη ὁ χόρτος
NAS: THE GRASS WITHERS, AND THE FLOWER
KJV: The grass withereth, and
INT: [the] flower of grass Withers the grass

Revelation 14:15 V-AIP-3S
GRK: θερίσαι ὅτι ἐξηράνθη ὁ θερισμὸς
NAS: the harvest of the earth is ripe.
KJV: the harvest of the earth is ripe.
INT: to reap because is ripe the harvest

Revelation 16:12 V-AIP-3S
GRK: Εὐφράτην καὶ ἐξηράνθη τὸ ὕδωρ
NAS: and its water was dried up, so
KJV: thereof was dried up, that
INT: Euphrates and was dried up the water

Strong's Greek 3583
15 Occurrences

ἐξηραμμένην — 2 Occ.
ἐξήρανεν — 1 Occ.
ἐξήρανται — 1 Occ.
ἐξηράνθη — 10 Occ.
ξηραίνεται — 1 Occ.