Strongs Number: G3583
- Greek Word
- ξηραίνω
- Transliteration
- xērainō
- Phonetic
- xay-rah'ee-no
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Strongs Definition
-
to desiccate; by implication to shrivel to mature
- Thayers Definition
-
1. to make dry, dry up, wither
2. to become dry, to be dry, be withered
a. of plants
b. of the ripening of crops
c. of fluids
d. of the members of the body
3. to waste away, pine away, i.e. a withered hand
- Origin
- From G3584
- Bible Usage
- dry up pine away be ripe wither (away).