Forms of the word

Dictionary
ἐρημία, ας, ἡ
Greek transliteration
erēmia
Simplified transliteration
eremia

Numbers

Strong's number
2047
GK Number
2244

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament
4
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-1a
Gloss
remote place, desert, countryside, usually uninhabited areas
Definition
a solitude, uninhabited region, waste, desert, Mt. 15:33; Mk. 8:4; 2 Cor. 11:26; Heb. 11:38*

Greek-English Concordance for ἐρημία

Matthew 15:33 And the disciples said to him, “Where in such a desolate place (erēmia | ἐρημίᾳ | dat sg fem) could we find enough bread to feed so great a crowd?”
Mark 8:4 And his disciples answered him, “From what source can anyone feed these people with bread here in this desolate (erēmias | ἐρημίας | gen sg fem) place?”
2 Corinthians 11:26 On my frequent journeys I have been exposed to dangers from rivers, dangers from bandits, dangers from my own people, dangers from Gentiles, dangers in the city, dangers in the countryside (erēmia | ἐρημίᾳ | dat sg fem), dangers at sea, dangers at the hands of false brothers;
Hebrews 11:38 (of whom the world was not worthy). They wandered aimlessly in deserts (erēmiais | ἐρημίαις | dat pl fem) and on mountains, living in caves and crevices in the ground,

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