Difference between revisions of "Desert"

<div> '''A — 1: '''''Ἐρημία''''' ''' (Strong'S #2047 — Noun [[Feminine]] — eremia — er-ay-mee'-ah ) </div> <p> primarily "a solitude, an uninhabited place," in contrast to a town or village, is translated "deserts" in &nbsp;Hebrews 11:38; "the wilderness" in &nbsp;Matthew 15:33 , AV, "a desert place," RV; so in &nbsp;Mark 8:4; "wilderness" in &nbsp;2 Corinthians 11:26 . It does not always denote a barren region, void of vegetation; it is often used of a place uncultivated, but fit for pasturage. See Wilderness. </p> <div> '''B — 1: '''''Ἔρημος''''' ''' (Strong'S #2048 — — eremos — er'-ay-mos ) </div> <p> used as a noun, has the same meaning as eremia; in &nbsp;Luke 5:16; &nbsp;8:29 , RV, "deserts," for AV, "wilderness;" in &nbsp;Matthew 24:26; &nbsp;John 6:31 , RV, "wilderness," for AV, "desert." As an adjective, it denotes (a), with reference to persons, "deserted," desolate, deprived of the friends and kindred, e.g., of a woman deserted by a husband, &nbsp;Galatians 4:27; (b) so of a city, as Jerusalem, &nbsp;Matthew 23:38; or uninhabited places, "desert," e.g., &nbsp;Matthew 14:13,15; &nbsp;Acts 8:26; in &nbsp;Mark 1:35 , RV, "desert," for AV, "solitary." See [[Desolate]] , Wilderness. </p>