Strong's Lexicon erémoó: To lay waste, to desolate, to make desolate Original Word: ἐρημόω Word Origin: From the Greek word ἔρημος (erémos), meaning "desolate" or "wilderness." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H8074 (שָׁמֵם, shamem): To be desolate, appalled, stunned - H2717 (חָרֵב, chareb): To be dry, waste, desolate Usage: The verb ἐρημόω (erémoó) is used in the New Testament to describe the act of making something desolate or laying it waste. It often conveys a sense of destruction or abandonment, typically in a divine or prophetic context. The term can refer to physical desolation, such as the destruction of cities or lands, as well as spiritual desolation, indicating a state of being forsaken or devoid of God's presence. Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient world, desolation was a common consequence of war, conquest, and divine judgment. Cities and lands that were once thriving could be reduced to ruins, symbolizing not only physical destruction but also the loss of divine favor and protection. In the Jewish prophetic tradition, desolation often served as a warning of impending judgment due to the people's unfaithfulness to God. This concept was deeply ingrained in the cultural and religious consciousness of the time. HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 2049 erēmóō (from 2048 /érēmos, "wilderness, desolate area") – make desolate, isolated (left alone); lay waste, destroy (leave abandoned, deserted). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom erémos Definition to desolate NASB Translation desolate (1), laid waste (4). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2049: ἐρημόωἐρημόω, ἐρήμῳ: passive (present 3 person singular (cf. Buttmann, 38 (33)) ἐρημοῦται); perfect participle ἠρημωμενος; 1 aorist ἐρημωθην; (ἔρημος); from Herodotus down; the Sept. usually for חָרֵב, הֶחֱרִיב, שָׁמֵם; to make desolate, lay waste; in the N. T. only in the passive: πόλιν, Revelation 18:19; to ruin, bring to desolation: βασιλείαν, Matthew 12:25; Luke 11:17; to reduce to naught: πλοῦτον, Revelation 18:17 (16); ἠρημωμένην καί γυμνήν ποιεῖν τινα, to despoil one, strip her of her treasures, Revelation 17:16. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance make desolate, come to nothing. From eremos; to lay waste (literally or figuratively) -- (bring to, make) desolate(-ion), come to nought. see GREEK eremos Forms and Transliterations ερημουμένη ερημούσα ερημουται ερημούται ἐρημοῦται ερημωθείς ερημωθή ερημωθήναι ερημωθήσεται ερημωθήση ερημωθήσονται ερημωθώσι ερημώσαντές ερημώσει ερημώσω ηρημωθη ηρημώθη ἠρημώθη ηρημωμέναις ηρημωμένας ηρημωμένη ηρημωμενην ηρημωμένην ἠρημωμένην ηρημωμένης ηρημωμένον ηρημωμένων ηρήμωσα ηρήμωσαν ηρήμωται eremomenen eremoménen ērēmōmenēn ērēmōménēn eremothe eremṓthe ērēmōthē ērēmṓthē eremoutai eremoûtai erēmoutai erēmoûtaiLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Matthew 12:25 V-PIM/P-3SGRK: καθ' ἑαυτῆς ἐρημοῦται καὶ πᾶσα NAS: itself is laid waste; and any KJV: itself is brought to desolation; and INT: against itself is brought to desolation and every Luke 11:17 V-PIM/P-3S Revelation 17:16 V-RPM/P-AFS Revelation 18:17 V-AIP-3S Revelation 18:19 V-AIP-3S Strong's Greek 2049 |
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