What does ἐρημόω (erēmóō) mean in the Bible?
ἐρημόω (erēmóō) is a Greek word meaning "to lay waste (literally or figuratively)".
Greek · G2049
ἐρημόω
To lay waste (literally or figuratively)
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ἐρημόω G2049
Pronunciation erēmóō
What does ἐρημόω (erēmóō) mean in the Bible?
ἐρημόω (erēmóō) is a Greek word meaning "to lay waste (literally or figuratively)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2049?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include will be laid waste (2), desolate (1), has been destroyed (1), she has been destroyed (1).
Where does ἐρημόω (erēmóō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 12:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (3), Luke (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It will be laid waste 2× Matthew 12:25, Luke 11:17
desolate 1× Revelation 17:16
has been destroyed 1× Revelation 18:17
she has been destroyed 1× Revelation 18:19
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 12:25 ἐρημοῦται to will be laid waste Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Luke 11:17 ἐρημοῦται to will be laid waste Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Revelation 17:16 ἠρημωμένην to desolate Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Feminine Singular Revelation 18:17 ἠρημώθη to has been destroyed Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Revelation 18:19 ἠρημώθη to she has been destroyed Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 12:25
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 3
Matthew 1 Luke 1 Revelation 3
Source forms
ἐρημοῦται 2x erēmoutai Matthew 12:25, Luke 11:17
ἠρημώθη 2x ērēmōthē Revelation 18:17, Revelation 18:19
ἠρημωμένην 1x ērēmōmenēn Revelation 17:16
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 2x Revelation 18:17, Revelation 18:19
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 2x Matthew 12:25, Luke 11:17
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Feminine Singular 1x Revelation 17:16
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to lay waste (literally or figuratively)
Source Gloss
to lay waste (literally or figuratively)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 12:25 Verb Third Person Singular Present Passive Indicative
ἐρημοῦται· erhmoutai
I destroy, strip, rob
Read verse Luke 11:17 Verb Third Person Singular Present Passive Indicative
ἐρημοῦται· erhmoutai
I destroy, strip, rob
Read verse Revelation 17:16 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Accusative Singular Feminine
ἠρημωμένην hrhmwmenhn
I destroy, strip, rob
Read verse Revelation 18:17 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἠρημώθη hrhmwqh
I destroy, strip, rob
Read verse Revelation 18:19 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἠρημώθη. hrhmwqh
I destroy, strip, rob
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2 aorist 2 perfect 1
Voice
passive 5
Mood
indicative 4 participle 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 12:25 ἐρημοῦται present passive indicative ongoing Luke 11:17 ἐρημοῦται present passive indicative ongoing Revelation 17:16 ἠρημωμένην perfect passive participle participle Revelation 18:17 ἠρημώθη aorist passive indicative completed Revelation 18:19 ἠρημώθη aorist passive indicative completed
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ἐρημόω is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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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