Lexicon
ἐρημία
erēmia
G2047
G:N-F Greek

desert

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Language

eremia denotes a remote, uninhabited setting, whether a place of danger, wandering, or a crowd lacking food.

The term consistently identifies remote or uninhabited terrain: it is the setting of dangers in travel, wandering among mountains and caves, and crowds unable to obtain bread.

Senses in use

  1. Remote, uninhabited terrain · dominant

    In 2 Corinthians 11:26, the dative singular form occurs among repeated dangers, and the APB renders the setting as dangers “in the wilderness.” In Matthew 15:33 and Mark 8:4, the singular forms identify the isolated setting where a large crowd cannot readily be fed; Hebrews 11:38 uses the dative plural for those who wandered among “deserts and mountains” and caves.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the setting with “wilderness,” “deserts,” and “this desolate place.” These variations show the verse-level portrayal rather than separate lexical meanings.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture