Word Study · Strong's G3583 · Greek
ξηραίνω
xeraino
xay-rah'-ee-no
Strong's 1890 spelling: xēraínō
“to desiccate”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to desiccate; by implication, to shrivel, to mature
Rendered in the KJV as
dry up, pine away, be ripe, wither (away).
- 15occurrencesin the New Testament
- 7 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 7inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 15 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 7
- ἐξηράνθη7
- ἐξηραμμένην2
- ἐξηράνθη.2
- ἐξήρανεν1
- ἐξηράνθη,1
- ἐξήρανται.¶1
- ξηραίνεται.1
How it is rendered · 11
- withered4
- was dried up2
- dried up1
- has been dried up.1
- has ripened1
- is dried up,1
- is withering away.1
- it withered1
- it withered away.1
- were dried up.1
- Withers1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- verb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 3rd person singular10
- verb · perfect (done, and it stands) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · feminine singular2
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person singular1
- verb · present passive, statement · 3rd person singular1
- verb · perfect (done, and it stands) passive, statement · 3rd person singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-API-3S · 10
- V-RPP-ASF · 2
- V-AAI-3S · 1
- V-PPI-3S · 1
- V-RPI-3S · 1
All 15, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Mark carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew3 occurrences
- Matthew 13:6ἐξηράνθη.exēranthēverb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 3rd person singularBut when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.here: were dried up.
- Matthew 21:19ἐξηράνθηexēranthēverb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 3rd person singularSeeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.here: withered
- Matthew 21:20ἐξηράνθηexēranthēverb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 3rd person singularWhen the disciples saw this, they marveled and asked, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”here: withered
Mark6 occurrences
- Mark 3:1ἐξηραμμένηνexērammenēnverb · perfect (done, and it stands) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · feminine singularOnce again Jesus entered the synagogue, and a man with a withered hand was there.here: withered
- Mark 4:6ἐξηράνθη.exēranthēverb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 3rd person singularBut when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.here: it withered away.
- Mark 5:29ἐξηράνθηexēranthēverb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 3rd person singularImmediately her bleeding stopped, and she sensed in her body that she was healed of her affliction.here: was dried up
- Mark 9:18ξηραίνεται.xērainetaiverb · present passive, statement · 3rd person singularWhenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked Your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable.”here: is withering away.
- Mark 11:20ἐξηραμμένηνexērammenēnverb · perfect (done, and it stands) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · accusative (object) · feminine singularAs they were walking back in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered from its roots.here: dried up
- Mark 11:21ἐξήρανται.¶exērantaiverb · perfect (done, and it stands) passive, statement · 3rd person singularPeter remembered it and said, “Look, Rabbi! The fig tree You cursed has withered.”here: has been dried up.
Revelation2 occurrences
- Revelation 14:15ἐξηράνθηexēranthēverb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 3rd person singularThen another angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the One seated on the cloud, “Swing Your sickle and reap, because the time has come to harvest; for the crop of the earth is ripe.”here: has ripened
- Revelation 16:12ἐξηράνθηexēranthēverb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 3rd person singularAnd the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings of the East.here: was dried up