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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 is a Greek word meaning "lonesome, i.e. (by implication) waste (usually as a noun, being implied)". :--desert, desolate, solitary, wilderness.

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Meaning

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.

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×
48 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Witnesses
Mark 1:12–13 ἔρημος érēmos · ḗremos
wilderness, desolate place
Mark 1:35–39 ἔρημος érēmos · ḗremos
desolate, wilderness place
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Luke 3 — The Way Prepared, the Son Revealed, and the Lineage Traced Mark 1 — The Beginning of the Gospel: The Servant-King Appears with Authority Mark 6 — Rejected Prophet, Sending Lord, Wilderness Shepherd, and Divine Son on the Sea Matthew 11 — The Messiah Question, the Rejected Generation, and Rest for the Weary Matthew 14 — The Death of John, the Compassion of Jesus, and the Son of God over Bread, Sea, and Fear Matthew 23 — Woes upon Hypocritical Leadership and the Lament over Jerusalem Matthew 3 — The Forerunner, the Kingdom, and the Beloved Son Matthew 4 — The Tested Son, the Kingdom Proclaimed, and the First Disciples Called

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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