- Original: ἔρημος - Transliteration: Eremos - Phonetic: er'-ay-mos - Definition: 1. solitary, lonely, desolate, uninhabited a. used of places 1. a desert, wilderness 2. deserted places, lonely regions 3. an uncultivated region fit for pasturage b. used of persons 1. deserted by others 2. deprived of the aid and protection of others, especially of friends, acquaintances, kindred 3. bereft 1b c. of a flock deserted by the shepherd 1b d. of a woman neglected by her husband, from whom the husband withholds himself - Origin: of uncertain affinity - TDNT entry: 12:57,3 - Part(s) of speech: - Strong's: Of uncertain affinity; lonesome that is (by implication) waste (usually as a noun G5561 being implied): - desert desolate solitary wilderness. Total KJV Occurrences: 41 • desert, 10 Mat 14:13; Mat 14:15; Mar 1:45; Mar 6:32; Mar 6:35; Luke 4:42; Luke 9:10; Luke 9:12; Joh 6:31; Act 8:26 • deserts, 1 Luke 1:80 • desolate, 2 Act 1:20; Galatians 4:27 • solitary, 1 Mar 1:35 • wilderness, 27 Mat 3:1; Mat 3:3; Mat 4:1; Mar 1:3; Mar 1:4; Mar 1:12; Mar 1:13; Luke 3:2; Luke 3:4; Luke 4:1; Luke 5:16; Luke 8:29; Joh 1:23; Joh 11:54; Act 7:30; Act 7:36; Act 7:38; Act 7:42; Act 7:44; Act 13:18; Act 21:38; 1 Corinthians 10:5; Hebrews 3:8; Hebrews 3:17; Revelation 12:6; Revelation 12:14; Revelation 17:3