Xērós — G3584

G3584 · Greek — ξηρός

Pronunciation: xay-ros'

Definition

adjective

arid; by implication, shrunken, earth (as opposed to water)

  1. of members of the body deprived of their natural juices, shrunk, wasted, withered
  2. men are spoken of as ξηροι, withered

Usually translated as

withered, dry land

Origin

from the base of G3582 (through the idea of scorching)

Occurrences

Xērós occurs 7 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (2), Luke (3), John (1), Hebrews (1)

Strong's Lexicon — X