🇬🇷 Greek · Strong's G3584
G3584

ξηρός

xērós [xay-ros'] Adjective
Core meaningdried up/withered

Lexical Definition

Strong's Greek G3584

arid; by implication, shrunken, earth (as opposed to water)

KJV usage: :--dry land, withered.
Etymology: from the base of (through the idea of scorching);
Thayer's Greek Lexicon

dry, withered, Lk. 23:31; ἡ χηρά, i.e. γῆ, the dry land, land, Mt. 23:15; Heb. 11:29; of parts of the body, withered, Mt. 12:10

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