Greek Word Study
ἔρημος
érēmos
G2048

Quick Facts

Strong's Number
G2048
KJV Translations
desertdesolatesolitarywilderness
Derivation / Root
of uncertain affinity; lonesome, i.e. (by implication) waste (usually as a noun, G5561 (χώρα) being implied)

Definition of érēmos

ἔρημος (érēmos)

Word Origin

This word comes of uncertain affinity; lonesome, i.e. (by implication) waste (usually as a noun, G5561 (χώρα) being implied) See the root word: G5561 (χώρα).

KJV Translation Variants

The Greek word ἔρημος (érēmos) is translated into the following English words in the King James Version:

English TranslationStrong's Ref
desertG2048
desolateG2048
solitaryG2048
wildernessG2048

Translation data from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible.

Related Greek Words

Words sharing the same root or derived from ἔρημος.