Greek word study

ἔρημοςérēmos — deserted, desolate, a desert

as an adj: deserted, desolate, waste; hence: the desert, to the east and south of Palestine; of a person: deserted, abandoned, desolate.

Translated in the King James as: desert, desolate, solitary, wilderness

Appears 48 times in Scripture

Origin: of uncertain affinity; lonesome, i.e. (by implication) waste (usually as a noun, G5561 (χώρα) being implied)

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.