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G2048

ἔρημος

e'-rā-mos
adjective
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Of uncertain affinity

of uncertain affinity; lonesome, i.e. (by implication) waste (usually as a noun, G5561 being implied):—desert, desolate, solitary, wilderness.

Outline

  1. solitary, lonely, desolate, uninhabited
    1. used of places
      1. a desert, wilderness
      2. deserted places, lonely regions
      3. an uncultivated region fit for pasturage
    2. used of persons
      1. deserted by others
      2. deprived of the aid and protection of others, especially of friends, acquaintances, kindred
      3. bereft
        1. of a flock deserted by the shepherd
        2. of a woman neglected by her husband, from whom the husband withholds himself

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