xērainō (to dry)

Meaning

Usually translated “withered”, “was dried up” and “were dried up”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated

withered 4
was dried up 2
were dried up 1
it withered away 1
is withering away 1
dried up 1
has been dried up 1
it withered 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

Mark 6
Matthew 3
Revelation 2
Luke 1
John 1
James 1

7 books in all.

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Explore in Scripture

Matthew 21:19And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.
Matthew 21:20And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!
Mark 3:1And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand.
Mark 4:6But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
Mark 5:29And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.
Mark 9:18And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.

All 15 verses, by book

Matthew 3: 13:6 21:19 21:20
Mark 6: 3:1 4:6 5:29 9:18 11:20 11:21
Luke 1: 8:6
John 1: 15:6
James 1: 1:11
1 Peter 1: 1:24
Revelation 2: 14:15 16:12

Greek dictionary

ξηραίνω xērainō · to dry

ξηραίνω (ξηρός), [in LXX chiefly for יָבֵשׁ ;] to dry up, parch, wither. with accusative, τ. χόρτον, Jas.1:11; pass., to become or be dry or withered. of plants, Mat.13:6 21:19-20, Mrk.4:6 11:20-21, Luk.8:6, Jhn.15:6, 1Pe.1:24; of ripened crops, Rev.14:15; of liquids, Mrk.5:20, Rev.16:12; of members of the body, to waste away, Mrk.3:1 (cf. 3Ki.13:4) Mrk.9:18.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “dry” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

DRY, adjective

[See the Verb.]

Destitute of moisture; free from water or wetness; arid; not moist; as dry land; dry clothes.
Not rainy; free from rain or mist; as dry weather; a dry March or April.
Not juicy; free from juice, sap or aqueous matter; not green; as dry wood; dry stubble; dry hay; dry leaves.
Without tears; as dry eyes; dry mourning.

All definitions and other forms of “dry”

Not giving milk; as, the cow is dry
Thirsty; craving drink.
Barren; jejune; plain; unembellished; destitute of pathos, or of that which amuses and interests; as a dry style; a dry subject; a dry discussion.
Severe; sarcastic; wiping; as a dry remark or repartee; a dry run.
Severe; wiping; as a dry blow; a dry basting.
dry goods, in commerce, cloths, stuffs, silks, laces, ribbons, etc., in distinction from groceries.

DRY, verb transitive

[G., to dry to wipe; Gr., Latin See dry The primary sense is to wipe, rub, scour.]

To free from water, or from moisture of any kind, and by any means; originally by wiping, as to dry the eyes; to exsiccate.
To deprive of moisture by evaporation or exhalation; as, the sun dries a cloth; wind dries the earth.
To deprive of moisture by exposure to the sun or open air.
To deprive of natural juice, sap or greenness; as, to dry hay or plants.
To scorch or parch with thirst; with up.“Their honorable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst” Isaiah 5:13
To deprive of water by draining; to drain; to exhaust; as, to dry a meadow.

DRY, verb intransitive

To grow dry; to lose moisture; to become free from moisture or juice.
To evaporate wholly; to be exhaled; sometimes with up; as, the stream dries or dries up.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.