adjective
xēros
Greekξηρός (xēros)
Strong’sG3584
dry, withered, dry land
stem xēr-8 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books5 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ξηρός, -ά, -όν,
[in LXX chiefly for יָבֵשׁ, its parts and derivatives, also for חָרָבָה, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3584 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidxay-ros'
arid; by implication, shrunken, earth (as opposed to water)
Fromfrom the base of G3582 (through the idea of scorching);
King Jamesdry land, withered.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | xēros | xēras1×ξηρά | xērem | xērois | xērais | xēreim |
| object accusative | xēron | xēran4×ξηράν | xēroin | xērain | ||
| direct address vocative | xēror | xērar | xēroir | xērair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | xērou | xērau1×ξηρᾶς | xēreu | xēroiu1×ξηρῶν | xēraiu | xēreiu |
| to, for dative | xēro | xēra | xēre1×ξηρῷ | xēroi | xērai | xērei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
xēr 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
Where it appears
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
xēras“withered”subjectnominative singular1×
Luke 6:6“withered”Gineta de en hetere sabbate eiserchara auton eis tan sunagōgan kai didaskarō; kai ate anthrōpos ekei kai tas cheiras autou tas dexas ate xēras;On another Sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered.
xēran“withered”objectaccusative singular4×
Matthew 12:10“withered”kai idou anthrōpos cheiran echarōtos xēran. kai eperōtala auton legarōtois; Ei exestinatō tei sabbatei therapeuarō? hina katēgoraleia autou.and a man with a withered hand was there. In order to accuse Jesus, they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”
Matthew 23:15“land”Ouai vi, grammatevoir kai Farisaioir hupokritoir, hoti periagavō tan thalassan kai tan xēran poiara henon prosēluton, kai hotan gineteia poiavō auton huion geennau diplouoteron vu.Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.
Mark 3:3“withered”kai legatō to anthrōpo to tan cheiran echarōto xēran; Egeirasōr eis tem mesem.Then Jesus said to the man with the withered hand, “Stand up among us.”
Luke 6:8“withered”autos de oidatelē toin dialogismoin autoiu, legata de to anēro to xēran echarōto tan cheiran; Egeirasōr kai histanasar eis tem mesem; kai anistanaratos histanata.But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and stand among us.” So he got up and stood there.
xērau“dry”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Hebrews 11:29“dry”Pistia diabainala tan Eruthran Thalassan hōs dia xērau gēau, hau peiran lambaratois tois Aiguptiois katapinila.By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.
xēre“dry”to, fordative singular1×
Luke 23:31“dry”hoti ei en te hugre xule houteim poialō, en te xēre tinem gineteia?For if men do these things while the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?”
xēroiu“paralyzed”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
John 5:3“paralyzed”en houtai katakeiete plēthem toiu asthenarōtoiu, tufloiu, chōloiu, xēroiu.On these walkways lay a great number of the sick, the blind, the lame, and the paralyzed.