ἐρημόω
erēmoō · be laid waste
Greek word · Strong’s number G2049 · appears 5 times in the Bible
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erēmoō (ἐρημόω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “be laid waste”.
Be left desolate, be ruined.
How to say it
e·rē·mo·ō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Be left in ruins, empty of people.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- laid waste ×4
- desolate ×1
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Where it appears
- Matthew 12:25
But knowing their thoughts, he said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and every town or house divided against itself will not stand.
- Luke 11:17
But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and house falls upon house.
- Revelation 17:16
And the ten horns that you saw, and the beast, these will hate the prostitute and will make her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and burn her up with fire.
- Revelation 18:17
For in one hour such great wealth has been laid waste!” And every ship captain and everyone who sails to any place, and sailors, and all who work on the sea, stood far off
- Revelation 18:19
And they threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and mourning, saying, “Woe, woe, the great city, in which all who had ships on the sea grew rich from her wealth! For in one hour she has been laid waste.”