ἔρημον
érēmos
a desert
Primarily, ἔρημος means 'uninhabited' or 'deserted'—referring to a place that is void of permanent human settlement. In various contexts, it denotes (1) a wilderness or desert—an expanse of land lacking cultivation and habitation, (2) a deserted or unpopulated area, (3) by extension, any place considered isolated, solitary, or remote. The term can function both adjectivally ('desolate, uninhabited, abandoned') and substantivally ('wilderness, desert, remote region'). The semantic domain includes not only physical environments but conditions marked by absence or abandonment.
Mark 6:31 · Word #10
Lexicon G2048
| Lemma | ἔρημος |
| Transliteration | érēmos |
| Strong's | G2048 |
| Definition | Primarily, ἔρημος means 'uninhabited' or 'deserted'—referring to a place that is void of permanent human settlement. In various contexts, it denotes (1) a wilderness or desert—an expanse of land lacking cultivation and habitation, (2) a deserted or unpopulated area, (3) by extension, any place considered isolated, solitary, or remote. The term can function both adjectivally ('desolate, uninhabited, abandoned') and substantivally ('wilderness, desert, remote region'). The semantic domain includes not only physical environments but conditions marked by absence or abandonment. |
Morphology ADJ.A ACC M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.A — Attributive Adjective — Describes a noun directly |
| Case | ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | a desert |
| Literal | desolate |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἔρημος |
| Strong's | G2048 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G2048-03
a deserted region
| Morphological Notes | Adjective used substantivally; accusative feminine singular (Gr,NS/AA,,,,AFS), functioning as a direct object form describing an uninhabited place. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering reflects the core sense of ἐρημ- as "uninhabited" or "deserted" and treats the adjective substantivally, as it commonly functions to denote a place. The accusative feminine singular form aligns with an implied feminine noun such as "region" or "land." |
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