Strongs Number: G3584
- Greek Word
- ξηρός
- Transliteration
- xēros
- Phonetic
- xay-ros'
- Part of Speech
- Adjective
- Strongs Definition
-
arid; by implication shrunken earth (as opposed to water)
- Thayers Definition
-
1. dry
a. of members of the body deprived of their natural juices, shrunk, wasted, withered
b. of the land in distinction from the water
- Origin
- From the base of G3582 (through the idea of scorching)
- Bible Usage
- dry land withered.