◄ 3583. xérainó ►
Strong's Lexicon xérainó: To dry up, wither Original Word: ξηραίνω Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: xérainó Pronunciation: ksay-rah'-ee-no Phonetic Spelling: (xay-rah'-ee-no) Definition: To dry up, wither Meaning: I dry up, parch, am ripened, wither, waste away. Word Origin: From the Greek word ξηρός (xéros), meaning "dry." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H3001 (יָבֵשׁ, yabesh): To be dry, dried up, or withered. - H3220 (יָם, yam): While primarily meaning "sea," it can also refer to the drying up of bodies of water in certain contexts. Usage: The verb "xérainó" primarily means to dry up or to cause to wither. It is used in the New Testament to describe both physical and metaphorical drying or withering. This can refer to the drying up of natural elements, such as water or plants, as well as the withering of human faculties or spiritual vitality. Cultural and Historical Background: In the agrarian society of ancient Israel and the broader Greco-Roman world, the concept of withering or drying up was a powerful metaphor. It often symbolized judgment, desolation, or the loss of life and vitality. The drying up of water sources or crops could mean disaster for communities dependent on agriculture. Spiritually, it could represent a state of barrenness or divine judgment. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from xéros Definition to dry up, waste away NASB Translation dried (2), dries (1), ripe (1), stiffens (1), wither (1), withered (4), withered away (3), withers (2). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3583: ξηραίνω ξηραίνω: 1 aorist ἐξηρανα (James 1:11); passive, present ξηραίνομαι; perfect 3 person singular ἐξήρανται (Mark 11:21), participle ἐξηραμμενος; 1 aorist ἐξηράνθην; cf. Buttmann, 41 (36); (from ξηρός, which see); from Homer down; the Sept. chiefly for יִבֵּשׁ and הובִישׁ; to make dry, dry up, wither: active, τόν χόρτον, James 1:11; passive to become dry, to be dry, be withered (cf. Buttmann, 52 (45)) (the Sept. for יָבֵשׁ): of plants, Matthew 13:6; Matthew 21:19; Mark 4:6; Mark 11:20; Luke 8:6; John 15:6; (1 Peter 1:24); of the ripening of crops, Revelation 14:15; of fluids: ἡ πηγή, Mark 5:29; τό ὕδωρ, Revelation 16:12 (Genesis 8:7; Isaiah 19:5); of members of the body, to waste away, pine away: Mark 9:18; ἐξηραμμενη χείρ, a withered hand, Mark 3:1, and R G in 3. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance dry up, wither away. From xeros; to desiccate; by implication, to shrivel, to mature -- dry up, pine away, be ripe, wither (away). see GREEK xeros Forms and Transliterations εξηραμμενην εξηραμμένην ἐξηραμμένην εξήρανας εξήρανε εξηρανεν ἐξήρανεν εξηρανθη εξηράνθη εξήρανθη ἐξηράνθη εξηράνθην εξηράνθησαν εξήρανθησαν εξηράνθσαν εξηρανται εξήρανται ἐξήρανται ξηραινεται ξηραίνεται ξηραινόμενος ξηραίνων ξηρανεί ξηρανθείη ξηρανθήναι ξηρανθήσεται ξηρανθήσονται ξηρανώ ξηρασία ξηρασίας exerammenen exeramménen exērammenēn exēramménēn exeranen exēranen exḗranen exerantai exērantai exḗrantai exeranthe exeránthe exēranthē exēránthē xerainetai xeraínetai xērainetai xēraínetai Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Matthew 13:6 V-AIP-3S GRK: ἔχειν ῥίζαν ἐξηράνθη NAS: no root, they withered away. KJV: no root, they withered away. INT: having root were dried up Matthew 21:19 V-AIP-3S GRK: αἰῶνα καὶ ἐξηράνθη παραχρῆμα ἡ NAS: the fig tree withered. KJV: presently the fig tree withered away. INT: age And dried up immediately the Matthew 21:20 V-AIP-3S GRK: Πῶς παραχρῆμα ἐξηράνθη ἡ συκῆ NAS: did the fig tree wither [all] at once? KJV: soon is the fig tree withered away! INT: How immediately is dried up the fig tree Mark 3:1 V-RPM/P-AFS GRK: ἐκεῖ ἄνθρωπος ἐξηραμμένην ἔχων τὴν NAS: was there whose hand was withered. KJV: there which had a withered hand. INT: there a man withered having the Mark 4:6 V-AIP-3S GRK: ἔχειν ῥίζαν ἐξηράνθη NAS: no root, it withered away. KJV: no root, it withered away. INT: having root it withered away Mark 5:29 V-AIP-3S GRK: καὶ εὐθὺς ἐξηράνθη ἡ πηγὴ NAS: of her blood was dried up; and she felt KJV: blood was dried up; and INT: And immediately was dried up the flow Mark 9:18 V-PIM/P-3S GRK: ὀδόντας καὶ ξηραίνεται καὶ εἶπα NAS: his teeth and stiffens out. I told KJV: teeth, and pineth away: and I spake INT: his teeth and is withering away And I spoke Mark 11:20 V-RPM/P-AFS GRK: τὴν συκῆν ἐξηραμμένην ἐκ ῥιζῶν NAS: the fig tree withered from the roots KJV: the fig tree dried up from INT: the fig tree dried up from [the] roots Mark 11:21 V-RIM/P-3S GRK: ἣν κατηράσω ἐξήρανται NAS: which You cursed has withered. KJV: which thou cursedst is withered away. INT: which you cursed is dried up Luke 8:6 V-AIP-3S GRK: καὶ φυὲν ἐξηράνθη διὰ τὸ NAS: [soil], and as soon as it grew up, it withered away, because KJV: as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because INT: and having sprung up it withered because it John 15:6 V-AIP-3S GRK: κλῆμα καὶ ἐξηράνθη καὶ συνάγουσιν NAS: as a branch and dries up; and they gather KJV: and is withered; and INT: branch and is dried up and they gather James 1:11 V-AIA-3S GRK: καύσωνι καὶ ἐξήρανεν τὸν χόρτον NAS: with a scorching wind and withers the grass; KJV: but it withereth the grass, INT: burning heat and dried up the grass 1 Peter 1:24 V-AIP-3S GRK: ἄνθος χόρτου ἐξηράνθη ὁ χόρτος NAS: THE GRASS WITHERS, AND THE FLOWER KJV: The grass withereth, and INT: [the] flower of grass Withers the grass Revelation 14:15 V-AIP-3S GRK: θερίσαι ὅτι ἐξηράνθη ὁ θερισμὸς NAS: the harvest of the earth is ripe. KJV: the harvest of the earth is ripe. INT: to reap because is ripe the harvest Revelation 16:12 V-AIP-3S GRK: Εὐφράτην καὶ ἐξηράνθη τὸ ὕδωρ NAS: and its water was dried up, so KJV: thereof was dried up, that INT: Euphrates and was dried up the water Strong's Greek 3583 15 Occurrences ἐξηραμμένην — 2 Occ. ἐξήρανεν — 1 Occ. ἐξήρανται — 1 Occ. ἐξηράνθη — 10 Occ. ξηραίνεται — 1 Occ.