Erēmia ἐρημία
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| ἐρημία | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | erēmia |
| Strong's number | G2047 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | desert |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Matthew (1) |
Erēmia (Greek ἐρημία, Strong's G2047) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “desert”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἐρημία, -ας, ἡ
(ἔρημος), [in LXX: Isa.60:20, Eze.35:4 (חָרַב, חׇרְבָּה), Eze.35:9 (שְׁמָמָה), Wis.17:17, Sir.47:17, Bar.4:33, 4Ma.18:8 * ;]
a solitude, wilderness: Mat.15:33, Mrk.8:4, 2Co.11:26, Heb.11:38.†
(AS)
(ἔρημος), [in LXX: Isa.60:20, Eze.35:4 (חָרַב, חׇרְבָּה), Eze.35:9 (שְׁמָמָה), Wis.17:17, Sir.47:17, Bar.4:33, 4Ma.18:8 * ;]
a solitude, wilderness: Mat.15:33, Mrk.8:4, 2Co.11:26, Heb.11:38.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | wilderness (3), deserts (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | this desolate place (2), country (1), deserts (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Erēmia, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 15:33And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?”
Mark
- Mark 8:4And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?His disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could anyone find enough bread to feed all these people?”
2 Corinthians
- 2 Corinthians 11:26In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;In my frequent journeys, I have been in danger from rivers and from bandits, in danger from my countrymen and from the Gentiles, in danger in the city and in the country, in danger on the sea and among false brothers,
Hebrews
- Hebrews 11:38(Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and hid in caves and holes in the ground.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).