2001 Translation

ERĒMIA, erēmia

Sounds Like: eh-ray-MEE-ah

Translations: desert, a desert, wilderness, a wilderness, desolation, a desolation, solitude, a solitude

From the root: ἘΡΗΜΙΑ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to a desolate or uninhabited place, such as a desert or wilderness. It can also denote a state of desolation, loneliness, or solitude. It is often used to describe physical locations that are barren or uncultivated, but can also refer to a metaphorical state of emptiness or abandonment.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G2047 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Josephus' Against Apion

• Book One — 36:253
• Book Two — 36:253

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

• Book 2 — 3:24, 6:151
• Book 6 — 13:290, 14:360
• Book 16 — 11:380
• Book 17 — 5:130, 6:181
• Book 19 — 1:101

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book One — 32:14
• Book Three — 2:10
• Book Four — 3:44, 9:51

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• Isaiah — 60:12
• Baruch — 4:33

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• Matthew — 15:33
• 2 Corinthians — 11:26

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΡΗΜΙΑ.

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.

• ἘΡΗΜΙΑΙΣ — in deserts, in desolate places, in wildernesses
• ἘΡΗΜΙΑΝ — desolation, a desolation, wilderness, a wilderness, desert, a desert, solitude, a solitude
• ἘΡΗΜΙΑΣ — of a desert, of a wilderness, of a desolate place, of solitude, of loneliness

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