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ἔρημον τόπον

Deserted · place

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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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τόπος G5117 place
Pronunciation tópos
A specific portion of space viewed as occupied or appropriated to something definite.
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What does ἔρημον τόπον (erēmon topon) mean in the Bible?

ἔρημος · τόπος is a Greek word meaning "deserted or wilderness place".

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Meaning

deserted or wilderness place
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
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.

John 14 — The Way, the Truth, and the Life, the Father Revealed in the Son, and the Promise of the Spirit John 19 — The Crucified King: Behold the Man, Behold Your King, It Is Finished, and the Pierced Son 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 16 — He Has Risen: The Empty Tomb, the Angelic Announcement, Galilee Promise, and Trembling Witness 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 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief 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 24 — The Olivet Discourse: Temple Desolation, Coming Judgment, the Son of Man, and Watchful Readiness 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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