verb
erēmomō
Strong’sG2049
I destroy, strip, rob
stem erēm-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
ἐρημόω, -ῶ
(< ἔρημος), [in LXX for חָרַב hi., שָׁמֵם ni., etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2049 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saider-ay-mo'-o
to lay waste (literally or figuratively)
Fromfrom G2048;
King James(bring to, make) desolate(-ion), come to nought.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
strip bare, desolate, lay waste, ἱερὰ θεῶν LXX+5th c.BC+:—passive, ἐρημωθείσης Κρήτης NT+5th c.BC+
II bereave one of a thing, with double accusative, ἐ. τινὰ εὐφροσύνας μέρος Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. ναυβατῶν ἐρετμά to leave the oars without men, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἑαυτὸν ἐρημοῖς (i.e. φίλων) Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, to be bereft of, ἀνδρῶν Refs 5th c.BC+left without, Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 set free, deliver from, Διὸς ἄλσος ἠρήμωσε λέοντος Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, πνεῦμα ὀσμῶν ἐρημωθέν being free from.., Refs 5th c.BC+
III abandon, desert, ἑὸν χῶρον Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐ. Συρακούσας to evacuate it, Refs 5th c.BC+; τόνδ᾽ ἐρημώσασ᾽ ὄχον having left it empty, by stepping out of it, Refs 4th c.BC+:—passive, [πόλιν] ἐρημοῦσθαι ὑπὸ τῶν πατρικίων Refs 1st c.BC+
IV leave alone, keep isolated, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, ὄνοι ἐρημωθέντες τοῦ ὁμίλου being isolated from.., Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| erēmotōἐρημοῦται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | laid waste | 2× |
| erēmitaἠρημώθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | laid waste | 2× |
| erēmorēntanἠρημωμένην | has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle accusative singular feminine | desolate | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 4 occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | erēmomō | erēmome | erēmomē | erēmomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | erēmosō | erēmose | erēmosē | erēmoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | erēmotō2×ἐρημοῦται | erēmote | erēmotē | erēmotelē |
| we 1st person plural | erēmonō | erēmone | erēmonē | erēmonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | erēmovō | erēmove | erēmovē | erēmovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | erēmolō | erēmole | erēmolē | erēmolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | erēmimi | erēmima |
| you 2nd person singular | erēmisi | erēmisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | erēmiti | erēmita2×ἠρημώθη |
| we 1st person plural | erēmini | erēmina |
| ye 2nd person plural | erēmivi | erēmiva |
| they 3rd person plural | erēmili | erēmila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | erēmomeiō | erēmomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | erēmoseiō | erēmoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | erēmoteiō | erēmoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | erēmoneiō | erēmoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | erēmoveiō | erēmoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | erēmoleiō | erēmoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | erēmimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | erēmiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | erēmiteia |
| we 1st person plural | erēmineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | erēmiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | erēmileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | erēmosōr | erēmosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | erēmotōr | erēmotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | erēmovōr | erēmovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | erēmolōr | erēmolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | erēmisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | erēmitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | erēmivar |
| they 3rd person plural | erēmilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | erēmomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | erēmosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | erēmotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | erēmonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | erēmovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | erēmoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | erēmimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | erēmisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | erēmitoia |
| we 1st person plural | erēminoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | erēmivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | erēmiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | erēmorō | erēmorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | erēmiri | erēmira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | erēmorōntos | erēmorēntos1× | ||
| acted on passive voice | erēmirintos | erēmirantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
erēm is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
erēmotō“laid waste”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular2×
Matthew 12:25… autoi; Pantas basileias merizirantas kata heautau erēmotō, kai pantas polas ē oikias merizirantas …… kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and every city or household divided …
Luke 11:17… autoi; Pantas basileias epi heautan diamerizirantas erēmotō, kai oikos epi oikon piptatō.… kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and a house divided against a …
erēmita“laid waste”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular2×
Revelation 18:17“laid waste”hoti hena hōra erēmita tos tosoutos ploutos. Kai pantos kubernētos …For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and …
Revelation 18:19“laid waste”… tau timiotau autau, hoti hena hōra erēmita.… enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has …
erēmorēntan“desolate”has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle accusative singular feminine1×
Revelation 17:16… thērem, houtois misali tan pornan, kai erēmorēntan poiali autan kai gumnan, kai tain …… the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and they will eat …