To lay waste
ἐρημόωStrong’s G2049erēmoō
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Erēmoō is the Greek word usually translated “is brought to desolation”, “desolated” and “has been brought to desolation”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:”
Meaning
Usually translated “is brought to desolation”, “desolated” and “has been brought to desolation”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- is brought to desolation 2
- desolated 1
- has been brought to desolation 1
- she has been desolated 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 3
- Matthew 1
- Luke 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 11:17But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.
- Revelation 17:16And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
- Revelation 18:17For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,
- Revelation 18:19And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.
Greek dictionary
ἐρημόω erēmoō · to lay waste
ἐρημόω, -ῶ (ἔρημος), [in LXX for חָרַב hi., שָׁמֵם ni., etc. ;] to desolate, lay waste: Mat.12:25, Luk.11:17, Rev.17:16 18:16, 19.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “desolate” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DESOLATE, adjective
- Destitute or deprived of inhabitants; desert; uninhabited; denoting either stripped of inhabitants, or never having been inhabitated; as a desolate isle; a desolate wilderness.“I will make the cities of Judah desolate without an inhabitant” Jeremiah 9:11
- Laid waste; in a ruinous condition; neglected; destroyed; as desolate altars; desolate towers.
- Solitary; without a companion; afflicted.“Tamar remained desolate in Absaloms house” 2 Samuel 13:20
- Deserted of God; deprived of comfort.“My heart within me is desolate” Psalms 143:4
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.