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Lexicon :: Strong's G3583 - xērainō

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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 16 times in 16 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:6 - “But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:19 - And seeing a fig tree by the road, He came to it and found nothing on it but leaves, and said to it, “Let no fruit grow on you ever again.” Immediately the fig tree withered away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:20 - And when the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, “How did the fig tree wither away so soon?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:1 - And He entered the synagogue again, and a man was there who had a withered hand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:3 - And He said to the man who had the withered hand, “Step forward.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:6 - “But when the sun was up it was scorched, and because it had no root it withered away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:29 - Immediately the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of the affliction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:18 - “And wherever it seizes him, it throws him down; he foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. So I spoke to Your disciples, that they should cast it out, but they could not.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:20 - Now in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:21 - And Peter, remembering, said to Him, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree which You cursed has withered away.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:6 - “Some fell on rock; and as soon as it sprang up, it withered away because it lacked moisture.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 15:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:6 - “If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:11 - For no sooner has the sun risen with a burning heat than it withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beautiful appearance perishes. So the rich man also will fade away in his pursuits.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:24 - because

“All flesh is as grass,
And all the glory of man[fn] as the flower of the grass.
The grass withers,
And its flower falls away,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:15 - And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, “Thrust in Your sickle and reap, for the time has come for You[fn] to reap, for the harvest of the earth is ripe.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:12 - Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, so that the way of the kings from the east might be prepared.
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