Strong's Number 2048

Transliteration:
eremos {er'-ay-mos}
Word Origin:
of uncertain affinity
TDNT:
2:657,255
Part of Speech:
adjective
Usage in the KJV:
wilderness 32, desert 13, desolate 4, solitary 1

Total: 50
Definition:
  1. solitary, lonely, desolate, uninhabited
    1. used of places
      1. a desert, wilderness
      2. deserted places, lonely regions
      3. an uncultivated region fit for pasturage
    2. used of persons
      1. deserted by others
      2. deprived of the aid and protection of others, especially of friends, acquaintances, kindred
      3. bereft
        1. of a flock deserted by the shepherd
        2. of a women neglected by her husband, from whom the husband withholds himself