ΞΗΡΩ, ξηρω
XĒRŌ, xērō
Sounds Like: xee-ROH
Translations: dry, a dry, withered, parched, to dry up, to wither, to become dry
From the root: ΞΗΡΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Verb
Explanation: This word can function as an adjective meaning 'dry,' 'withered,' or 'parched,' often referring to things that have lost moisture or vitality. It can also be a verb meaning 'to dry up,' 'to wither,' or 'to become dry.' As an adjective, it describes the state of something, while as a verb, it describes the process of becoming dry.
Inflection: Adjective: Singular, Dative, Masculine or Neuter; Verb: First Person Singular, Present, Active, Indicative; or Second Person Singular, Present, Active, Imperative
Strong’s numbers: G3584 (Lookup on BibleHub), G3583 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Luke — 23:31
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Luke — 23:31
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΞΗΡΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΗΡΑΣ — dry, parched, withered, barren
- ΞΗΡΑ — dry, withered, dry land, a dry land
- ΞΗΡΑΙ — dry, a dry, withered, parched, barren
- ΞΗΡΑΝ — dry land, the dry land, land, a land
- ΞΗΡΑΣ — dry, of dry, of dry land, of dry ground, of the dry place, of the wilderness
- ΞΗΡΑΣΙΑ — dryness, a dryness, drought, a drought, dry ground, a dry ground
- ΞΗΡΟΙ — dry, withered, barren, parched, unproductive
- ΞΗΡΟΙΣ — dry, withered, parched, (to) dry, (to) withered, (to) parched
- ΞΗΡΟΝ — dry, withered, parched, a dry thing, a dry place
- ΞΗΡΟΣ — dry, withered, parched, barren, a dry place, dry land
- ΞΗΡΟΥ — dry, a dry, withered, parched, arid
- ΞΗΡΟΥΣ — dry, withered, parched
- ΞΗΡΩΝ — of dry, of withered, of parched, of dried up
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