verb
erēmimō
Greekἐρημόομαι (erēmoomai)
Strong’sG2049
I destroy, strip, rob
stem erēm-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
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.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| erēmitōἐρημοῦται | happening now · he/she/itpresent passive indicative 3rd person singular | laid waste | 2× |
| erēmitaἠρημώθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | laid waste | 2× |
| erēmirētanἠρημωμένην | has happened · objectperfect 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
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | erēmimō | erēmime | erēmimi | erēmima | erēmimē | erēmimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | erēmisō | erēmise | erēmisi | erēmisa | erēmisē | erēmiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | erēmitō2×ἐρημοῦται | erēmite | erēmiti | erēmita2×ἠρημώθη | erēmitē | erēmitelē |
| we 1st person plural | erēminō | erēmine | erēmini | erēmina | erēminē | erēminelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | erēmivō | erēmive | erēmivi | erēmiva | erēmivē | erēmivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | erēmilō | erēmile | erēmili | erēmila | erēmilē | erēmilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | erēmimeiō | erēmimeia | erēmimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | erēmiseiō | erēmiseia | erēmiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | erēmiteiō | erēmiteia | erēmiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | erēmineiō | erēmineia | erēmineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | erēmiveiō | erēmiveia | erēmiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | erēmileiō | erēmileia | erēmileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | erēmisōr | erēmisar | erēmisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | erēmitōr | erēmitar | erēmitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | erēmivōr | erēmivar | erēmivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | erēmilōr | erēmilar | erēmilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | erēmimoiō | erēmimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | erēmisoiō | erēmisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | erēmitoiō | erēmitoia |
| we 1st person plural | erēminoiō | erēminoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | erēmivoiō | erēmivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | erēmiloiō | erēmiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | erēmirō | erēmiri | erēmira | erēmirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acted on passive voice | erēmirōtos | erēmiritos | erēmiratos | erēmirētos1× |
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
Where it appears
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
erēmitō“laid waste”happening now · he/she/itpresent passive indicative 3rd person singular2×
Matthew 12:25“laid waste”horarētos de tain enthumēsiain autoiu legata autoi; Pantas basileias meriziratas kata heautau erēmitō, kai pantas politas ē oikias meriziratas kata heautau ouk histaniti.Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.
Luke 11:17“laid waste”autos de horarētos autoiu teim dianoēmeim legata autoi; Pantas basileias epi heautan diameriziratas erēmitō, kai oikos epi oikon piptatō.Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and a house divided against a house will fall.
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 kai pantos tos epi topon plarōtos, kai nautois kai hosois tan thalassan ergazelō, apo makrothen histanalaFor in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance
Revelation 18:19“laid waste”kai ballala chouon epi tain kefalain autoiu kai krazala klaiarōtois kai pentharōtois legarōtois; Ouai ouai, tas politas tas megas, en ha ploutala pantois tois echarōtois teim ploieim en ta thalassa ek tau timiotau autau, hoti hena hōra erēmita.Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.”
erēmirētan“desolate”has happened · objectperfect passive participle accusative singular feminine1×
Revelation 17:16“desolate”kai teim deka kerateim heim horasa kai tem thērem, houtois misali tan pornan, kai erēmirētan poiali autan kai gumnan, kai tain sarxain autau esthieli, kai autan katakaiali en pure;And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.