ἔρημος
érēmos
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.
Matthew 23:38 · Word #7
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.S NOM M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.S — Substantive Adjective — An adjective functioning as a noun |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἔρημος |
| Strong's | G2048 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G2048-04
uninhabited
| Morphological Notes | Adjective, nominative singular (masculine/feminine forms attested); functioning as a predicate adjective describing a singular subject. |
| Rendering Rationale | "Uninhabited" reflects the primary root sense of being without inhabitants or settlement. As a nominative singular predicate adjective, it describes a singular subject as characterized by desolation or absence of population. |
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