waterless
anudros describes springs, clouds, and places as lacking water in the cited passages.
The term describes natural features such as springs and clouds as lacking water, and it also characterizes places through which an unclean spirit passes as having no water.
Senses in use
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Lacking water in springs and clouds · common
In 2 Peter 2:17, the nominative plural feminine form describes springs in the clause the APB renders “waterless springs.” In Jude 1:12, the same form describes clouds, rendered by the APB as “waterless clouds carried along by winds.”
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Lacking water in places · common
In Luke 11:24 and Matthew 12:43, the genitive plural masculine form qualifies places through which an unclean spirit passes while seeking rest. The APB renders the phrase in each verse as “waterless places.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across all four verses, the APB uses “waterless” for springs, clouds, and places. These renderings confirm the clauses' presentation rather than establish a finer distinction.