What does ἔρημος · ἤρεμος mean in the Bible?
ἔρημος · ἤρεμος: Desolate emptiness emphasized through isolation, not merely geographical wasteland but spiritual abandonment.
Greek · G2048, G2263
ἔρημος
Deserted · tranquil
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ἔρημος G2048 deserted
Pronunciation érēmos
Barren, isolated place; often theologically significant as space for divine encounter and testing.
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ἤρεμος G2263 tranquil
Pronunciation ḗremos
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What does ἔρημος (érēmos) mean in the Bible?
ἔρημος · ἤρεμος: Desolate emptiness emphasized through isolation, not merely geographical wasteland but spiritual abandonment.
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2048, G2263?
G2048, G2263 is connected to 48 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. Desolate emptiness emphasized through isolation, not merely geographical wasteland but spiritual abandonment.
Source Gloss
lonesome, i.e. (by implication) waste (usually as a noun, being implied)
Extended definition
Desolate emptiness emphasized through isolation, not merely geographical wasteland but spiritual abandonment.
:--desert, desolate, solitary, wilderness.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 10 Aligned forms 48 Case pattern Dative (27) Number pattern Singular (44)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 14:15 · Matt 23:38 · Mark 6:35 3×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Acts 1:20 · Acts 8:26 2×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine John 11:54 · Gal 4:27 2×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 3:1 · Matt 3:3 · Matt 24:26 · Mark 1:3 · Mark 1:4 · Mark 1:13 · Luke 3:2 · Luke 3:4 · Luke 4:1 · Luke 15:4 · John 1:23 · John 3:14 · John 6:31 · John 6:49 · Acts 7:30 · Acts 7:36 23×
Dative · Plural · Feminine Luke 1:80 · Luke 5:16 2×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Mark 1:45 1×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Luke 9:12 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 4:1 · Matt 11:7 · Mark 1:12 · Luke 7:24 · Acts 21:38 · Rev 12:6 · Rev 12:14 · Rev 17:3 8×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 14:13 · Mark 1:35 · Mark 6:31 · Mark 6:32 · Luke 4:42 5×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Luke 8:29 1×
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
Representative Scripture witnesses for this entry: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Witnesses
Mark 1:12–13 ἔρημος érēmos · ḗremos
wilderness, desolate place
Mark 1:35–39 ἔρημος érēmos · ḗremos
desolate, wilderness place
Word Origins
ἔρημος is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain