Xēros ξηρός
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| ξηρός | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | xēros |
| Strong's number | G3584 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | dried up/withered |
| Occurrences | 8 in 8 verses |
| Most frequent in | Luke (3) |
Xēros (Greek ξηρός, Strong's G3584) is a Greek adjective meaning “dried up/withered”. It occurs 8 times in 8 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ξηρός, -ά, -όν
[in LXX chiefly for יָבֵשׁ, its parts and derivatives, also for חָרָבָה, etc. ;]
dry: metaphorically (of a sinner), ξύλον ξ., Luk.23:31; of members of the body shrunken by disease, withered: Jhn.5:3; of the hand, Mat.12:10 Mrk.3:3, Luk.6:6, 8; of the dry land, ἡ ξηρά (sc. γῆ, cf. Gen.1:9-10; Jon.1:19, al.): Mat.23:15; γῆ, Heb.11:29.†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for יָבֵשׁ, its parts and derivatives, also for חָרָבָה, etc. ;]
dry: metaphorically (of a sinner), ξύλον ξ., Luk.23:31; of members of the body shrunken by disease, withered: Jhn.5:3; of the hand, Mat.12:10 Mrk.3:3, Luk.6:6, 8; of the dry land, ἡ ξηρά (sc. γῆ, cf. Gen.1:9-10; Jon.1:19, al.): Mat.23:15; γῆ, Heb.11:29.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | withered (4), dry (2), land (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | withered (4), dry (2), paralyzed (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Xēros, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 12:10And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.and a man with a withered hand was there. In order to accuse Jesus, they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”
- Matthew 23:15Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.
Mark
- Mark 3:3And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth.Then Jesus said to the man with the withered hand, “Stand up among us.”
Luke
- Luke 6:6And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered.On another Sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered.
- Luke 6:8But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth.But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and stand among us.” So he got up and stood there.
- Luke 23:31For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?For if men do these things while the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?”
John
- John 5:3In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.On these walkways lay a great number of the sick, the blind, the lame, and the paralyzed.
Hebrews
- Hebrews 11:29By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.
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).