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ἔρημος

érēmos · Greek · Strong's G2048 · 48 occurrences

The KJV renders 9 different Hebrew and Greek words as “desolate”

How the KJV renders it

desert, desolate, solitary, wilderness

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

desolate
also renders bâdâd (H910), galmûwd (H1565), chârab (H2717), chârêb (H2720), yâchîyd (H3173), kâchad (H3582), shôwʼ (H7722), shâmêm (H8076)
desert
also renders erēmía (G2047), gᵉmûwl (H1576), mishpâṭ (H4941)
solitary
also renders bâdâd (H910), galmûwd (H1565), yâchîyd (H3173)
wilderness
also renders erēmía (G2047), tsîyâh (H6723), tôhûw (H8414)

Where it appears

48 occurrences in the Greek text.

1 Corinthians 10:5 A-DSFActs 1:20 A-NSFActs 7:30 A-DSFActs 7:36 A-DSFActs 7:38 A-DSFActs 7:42 A-DSFActs 7:44 A-DSFActs 8:26 A-NSFActs 13:18 A-DSFActs 21:38 A-ASFGalatians 4:27 A-GSFHebrews 3:8 A-DSFHebrews 3:17 A-DSFJohn 1:23 A-DSFJohn 3:14 A-DSFJohn 6:31 A-DSFJohn 6:49 A-DSFJohn 11:54 A-GSFLuke 1:80 A-DPFLuke 3:2 A-DSFLuke 3:4 A-DSFLuke 4:1 A-DSFLuke 4:42 A-ASMLuke 5:16 A-DPFLuke 7:24 A-ASFLuke 8:29 A-APFLuke 9:12 A-DSMLuke 15:4 A-DSFMatthew 3:1 A-DSFMatthew 3:3 A-DSFMatthew 4:1 A-ASFMatthew 11:7 A-ASFMatthew 14:13 A-ASMMatthew 14:15 A-NSMMatthew 23:38 A-NSMMatthew 24:26 A-DSFMark 1:3 A-DSFMark 1:4 A-DSFMark 1:12 A-ASFMark 1:13 A-DSFMark 1:35 A-ASMMark 1:45 A-DPMMark 6:31 A-ASMMark 6:32 A-ASMMark 6:35 A-NSMRevelation 12:6 A-ASFRevelation 12:14 A-ASFRevelation 17:3 A-ASM

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.