Word Study · Strong's G2047 · Greek
ἐρημία
eremia
er-ay-mee'-ah
Strong's 1890 spelling: erēmía
“solitude (concretely)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
solitude (concretely)
Rendered in the KJV as
desert, wilderness.
- 4occurrencesin the New Testament
- 4 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- ἐρημίᾳ1
- ἐρημίᾳ,1
- ἐρημίαις1
- ἐρημίας;1
How it is rendered · 4
- [the] wilderness,1
- a secluded place1
- deserts1
- this desolate place?1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular2
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine plural1
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular1
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- N-DSF · 2
- N-DPF · 1
- N-GSF · 1
All 4, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Matthew carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.