Strong G3584ξηρός
dried up/withered
- Transliteration
- xēros
- Pronunciation
- xay-ros'
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
From the base of G3582 (through the idea of scorching);
arid; by implication shrunken earth (as opposed to water): - dry land withered.
arid; by implication shrunken earth (as opposed to water): - dry land withered.
Detailed definition
ξηρός, -ά, -όν
[in LXX chiefly for יָבֵשׁ, its parts and derivatives, also for חָרָבָה, etc.;]
dry: metaphorically (of a sinner), ξύλον ξ., Luk.23:31; of members of the body shrunken by disease, withered: Jhn.5:3; of the hand, Mat.12:10 Mrk.3:3, Luk.6:6, 8; of the dry land, ἡ ξηρά (sc. γῆ, cf. Gen.1:9-10; Jon.1:19, al.): Mat.23:15; γῆ, Heb.11:29.†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for יָבֵשׁ, its parts and derivatives, also for חָרָבָה, etc.;]
dry: metaphorically (of a sinner), ξύλον ξ., Luk.23:31; of members of the body shrunken by disease, withered: Jhn.5:3; of the hand, Mat.12:10 Mrk.3:3, Luk.6:6, 8; of the dry land, ἡ ξηρά (sc. γῆ, cf. Gen.1:9-10; Jon.1:19, al.): Mat.23:15; γῆ, Heb.11:29.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3584 appears in 7 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- wither3
- dry2
- land1
- withered1
First verses
- Matthew 12:10And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.
- Matthew 23:15Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.
- Luke 6:6And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered.
- Luke 6:8But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth.
- Luke 23:31For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?
- John 5:3In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.
- Hebrews 11:29By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
ξηρός, ά, όν,
dry, opposed to ὑγρός, of a dried-up river, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.45; χειμάρρους ξηροὺς ὕδατος 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Anabasis” 4.3.2; ἠὴρ ξ. 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.26; ξ. ἄνεμος 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 404; ξηροῖς ἀκλαύτοις ὄμμασιν 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 696; ὀμμάτων ξ. κόραι 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 389)]; μέτρα ξ. τε καὶ ὑγρά dry and liquid measures, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 746d; ὕλη αὔη καὶ ξ. [prev. work] 761d)]; ξ. γάλα, i.e. ripe cheese, [Refs (12th c.AD: Eustathius Episcopus Thessalonicensis 1001.51 (compare περίξηρος))]; so τυρὸς ξ., opposed to τυρὸς χλωρός, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 133.7, compare 3rd c.BC: Philoxenus Epigrammaticus 3.8)]; ἐν ξηροῖσιν ἐκτρέφειν on solid food, i.e. cereals, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 277)]; καρπὸς ξ., i.e. cereal, opposed to κ. ξύλινος, produce of trees, i. e. fruit, wine, or oil, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Critias” 115b; ξ. χόρτος)]hay, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (PPetr. 3p.181 (3rd c.BC))]; φοῖνιξ ξ. dried dates, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (“PSI” 1.33.14 (2nd c.AD))]; ξ. καρποί, opposed to οἶνος, ἔλαιον, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Epicteti Dissertationes” 2.23.5)]; ξ. πυρίαι applications of dry heat, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ διαίτης ὀξέων” 21, 2nd c.AD: Archigenes Medicus cited in 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 12.621)]; compare ξηροπυρία. adverb ξηρῶς by the use of dry powder, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιδημίαι” 6.3.13 (assuming variant).)]
2 of bodily condition, withered, lean, δέμας [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Electra” 239; ξηρὸς ὑπαὶ δείους 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 24.61; ξ. κοιλίη)]costive, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἀφορισμοί” 2.20.)]
3 of the voice, compare ξηρόφωνος.
II fasting: hence, generally, austere, τρόποι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 1452 (Lyric poetry))]; of persons, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 16)]; harsh, opposed to ἡδύς, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Andromache” 784 (Lyric poetry).)]
II.2 metaphorically, of style, πραγματεία ἀτερπὴς καὶ ξ. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Fragmenta” 505 (p.358 U.); τὸ ξ.)]aridity, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demetrius Phalereus Rhetor “Demetrius on Style” 238)]; of critics, ξηροὶ Καλλιμάχου πρόκυνες [Refs 1st c.AD+ (“Anthologia Graeca” 11.322 (1st c.AD: Antiphanes Macedo Epigrammaticus).)]
III as substantive ἡ ξηρά (i.e. γῆ), dry land, opposed to ὑγρά, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 19.7 (also _comparative_ ξηροτέρα γῆ [prev. work] 6),cf. NT.Matt.23.15, etc.; τὸ ξηρόν 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.68)]; ναῦς ἐπὶ τοῦ ξηροῦ ποιεῖν to leave the ships aground, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.109; ναῦς ἐς τὸ ξ. ἐξωθεῖν [prev. author] 8.105)]; τὸ ξ. τοῦ ποταμοῦ the part of its bed left dry, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 7.5.18: for 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 1.51 see at {ἀκράτιστος}.)]
III.2 ξηρά, ἡ, in a bath-house, room for dry heat, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (POxy. 2145.12 (2nd c.AD).)]
dry, opposed to ὑγρός, of a dried-up river, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.45; χειμάρρους ξηροὺς ὕδατος 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Anabasis” 4.3.2; ἠὴρ ξ. 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.26; ξ. ἄνεμος 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 404; ξηροῖς ἀκλαύτοις ὄμμασιν 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 696; ὀμμάτων ξ. κόραι 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 389)]; μέτρα ξ. τε καὶ ὑγρά dry and liquid measures, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 746d; ὕλη αὔη καὶ ξ. [prev. work] 761d)]; ξ. γάλα, i.e. ripe cheese, [Refs (12th c.AD: Eustathius Episcopus Thessalonicensis 1001.51 (compare περίξηρος))]; so τυρὸς ξ., opposed to τυρὸς χλωρός, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 133.7, compare 3rd c.BC: Philoxenus Epigrammaticus 3.8)]; ἐν ξηροῖσιν ἐκτρέφειν on solid food, i.e. cereals, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Bacchae” 277)]; καρπὸς ξ., i.e. cereal, opposed to κ. ξύλινος, produce of trees, i. e. fruit, wine, or oil, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Critias” 115b; ξ. χόρτος)]hay, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (PPetr. 3p.181 (3rd c.BC))]; φοῖνιξ ξ. dried dates, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (“PSI” 1.33.14 (2nd c.AD))]; ξ. καρποί, opposed to οἶνος, ἔλαιον, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Epicteti Dissertationes” 2.23.5)]; ξ. πυρίαι applications of dry heat, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ διαίτης ὀξέων” 21, 2nd c.AD: Archigenes Medicus cited in 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 12.621)]; compare ξηροπυρία. adverb ξηρῶς by the use of dry powder, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιδημίαι” 6.3.13 (assuming variant).)]
2 of bodily condition, withered, lean, δέμας [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Electra” 239; ξηρὸς ὑπαὶ δείους 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 24.61; ξ. κοιλίη)]costive, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἀφορισμοί” 2.20.)]
3 of the voice, compare ξηρόφωνος.
II fasting: hence, generally, austere, τρόποι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Vespae” 1452 (Lyric poetry))]; of persons, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 16)]; harsh, opposed to ἡδύς, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Andromache” 784 (Lyric poetry).)]
II.2 metaphorically, of style, πραγματεία ἀτερπὴς καὶ ξ. [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Fragmenta” 505 (p.358 U.); τὸ ξ.)]aridity, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demetrius Phalereus Rhetor “Demetrius on Style” 238)]; of critics, ξηροὶ Καλλιμάχου πρόκυνες [Refs 1st c.AD+ (“Anthologia Graeca” 11.322 (1st c.AD: Antiphanes Macedo Epigrammaticus).)]
III as substantive ἡ ξηρά (i.e. γῆ), dry land, opposed to ὑγρά, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 19.7 (also _comparative_ ξηροτέρα γῆ [prev. work] 6),cf. NT.Matt.23.15, etc.; τὸ ξηρόν 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.68)]; ναῦς ἐπὶ τοῦ ξηροῦ ποιεῖν to leave the ships aground, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.109; ναῦς ἐς τὸ ξ. ἐξωθεῖν [prev. author] 8.105)]; τὸ ξ. τοῦ ποταμοῦ the part of its bed left dry, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 7.5.18: for 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 1.51 see at {ἀκράτιστος}.)]
III.2 ξηρά, ἡ, in a bath-house, room for dry heat, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (POxy. 2145.12 (2nd c.AD).)]