Xērainō ξηραίνω

Xērainō (Greek ξηραίνω, Strong's G3583) is a Greek verb meaning “to dry”. It occurs 15 times in 15 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Xērainō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 13:6
  And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
• Matthew 21:19
  And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.
• Matthew 21:20
  And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!When the disciples saw this, they marveled and asked, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”

Mark

• Mark 3:1
  And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand.Once again Jesus entered the synagogue, and a man with a withered hand was there.
• Mark 4:6
  But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
• Mark 5:29
  And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.Immediately her bleeding stopped, and she sensed in her body that she was healed of her affliction.
• Mark 9:18
  And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked Your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable.”
• Mark 11:20
  And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.As they were walking back in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered from its roots.
• Mark 11:21
  And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.Peter remembered it and said, “Look, Rabbi! The fig tree You cursed has withered.”

Luke

• Luke 8:6
  And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the seedlings withered because they had no moisture.

John

• John 15:6
  If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.

James

• James 1:11
  For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.

1 Peter

• 1 Peter 1:24
  For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,

Revelation

• Revelation 14:15
  And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.Then another angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the One seated on the cloud, “Swing Your sickle and reap, because the time has come to harvest; for the crop of the earth is ripe.”
• Revelation 16:12
  And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.And the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings of the East.

Notes

1. 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.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).