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Lexicon :: Strong's G3583 - xērainō

Aa
ξηραίνω
Transliteration
xērainō (Key)
Pronunciation
xay-rah'-ee-no
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

ξηραίνω xēraínō, xay-rah'-ee-no; from G3584; to desiccate; by implication, to shrivel, to mature:—dry up, pine away, be ripe, wither (away).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's G3583 in the following manner: wither away (6x), wither (5x), dry up (3x), pine away (1x), be ripe (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's G3583 in the following manner: wither away (6x), wither (5x), dry up (3x), pine away (1x), be ripe (1x).

  1. to make dry, dry up, wither

  2. to become dry, to be dry, be withered

    1. of plants

    2. of the ripening of crops

    3. of fluids

    4. of the members of the body

  3. to waste away, pine away, i.e. a withered hand

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ξηραίνω xēraínō, xay-rah'-ee-no; from G3584; to desiccate; by implication, to shrivel, to mature:—dry up, pine away, be ripe, wither (away).
STRONGS G3583:
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.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
8:7
Isaiah
19:5
Matthew
13:6; 21:19
Mark
3:1; 4:6; 5:29; 9:18; 11:20; 11:21
Luke
8:6
John
15:6
James
1:11; 1:11
1 Peter
1:24
Revelation
14:15; 16:12

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3583 matches the Greek ξηραίνω (xērainō),
which occurs 15 times in 15 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:6 - And when the sun was high, it was burned; and because it had no root it became dry and dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:19 - And seeing a fig-tree by the wayside, he came to it, and saw nothing on it but leaves only; and he said to it, Let there be no fruit from you from this time forward for ever. And straight away the fig-tree became dry and dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:20 - And when the disciples saw it they were surprised, saying, How did the fig-tree become dry in so short a time?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:1 - And he went again into the Synagogue; and there was a man there whose hand was dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:6 - And when the sun was high, it was burned; and because it had no root, it became dry and dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:29 - And straight away the fountain of her blood was stopped, and she had a feeling in her body that her disease had gone and she was well.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:18 - And wherever it takes him, it puts him down violently, streaming at the lips and twisted with pain; and his strength goes from him; and I made a request to your disciples to send it out, and they were not able.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:20 - And when they were going by in the morning, they saw the fig-tree dead from the roots.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:21 - And Peter, having a memory of it, said to him, Master, see, the tree which was cursed by you is dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:6 - And some went on the rock, and when it came up it became dry and dead because it had no water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:6 - If a man does not keep himself in me, he becomes dead and is cut off like a dry branch; such branches are taken up and put in the fire and burned.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:11 - For when the sun comes up with its burning heat, the grass gets dry and the grace of its form is gone with the falling flower; so the man of wealth comes to nothing in his ways.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:24 - For it is said, All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of the grass. The grass becomes dry and the flower dead:

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:15 - And another angel came out from the house of God, crying with a loud voice to him who was seated on the cloud, Put in your blade, and let the grain be cut: because the hour for cutting it is come; for the grain of the earth is over-ready.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:12 - And the sixth let what was in his vessel come out on the great river Euphrates; and it became dry, so that the way might be made ready for the kings from the east.
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