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Koine Greek wordlink #16124

SR GNT Mat 23:15 ξηράν (xaʸran) ‘sea and the dry land to make one convert’ Strongs=35840 Lemma=xēros
Word role=substantive adjective case=accusative gender=feminine number=singular
Year=33 AD

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Other uses (3) of identical word form ξηράν (S-AFS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ξηράν’ (S-AFS) has 2 different glosses: ‘dry land’, ‘withered’.

Mark 3:3 ‘the hand having withered be raising in the’ SR GNT Mark 3:3 word 12

OET-LV: 3 And he _is _saying to _the man which having the withered hand: Be _raising in the midst. (MRK_3:3)

OET-RV: 3 Then Yeshua said to the man with the flawed hand, “Stand up there in the middle.” (MRK 3:3)

Mat 12:10 ‘a man a hand having withered and they asked him’ SR GNT Mat 12:10 word 9

OET-LV: 10 And see, a_man having a_ withered _hand. And they _asked him saying: - Is _it _permitting to _be _healing on _the days _of _rest? In _order _that they _may _accuse against _him. (MAT_12:10)

OET-RV: 10 and look, there was a man there with a clawed fist. So the people there asked Yeshua if it was permitted to heal people on the rest days. (MAT 12:10)

Luke 6:8 ‘and to the man withered being the hand’ SR GNT Luke 6:8 word 17

OET-LV: 8 But he he _had _known the speculations of _them, and said to _the man the hand being which withered: Be _raising, and stand in the midst. And having _risen _up, he _stood. (LUK_6:8)

OET-RV: 8 But he knew their plans and spoke to the man with the deformed hand, “Stand up and come into the middle.” So the man got up and stood in front of them. (LUK 6:8)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘xēros’ have 4 different glosses: ‘dry’, ‘dry land’, ‘paralyzed’, ‘withered’.

Greek words (2) other than ξηράν (S-AFS) with a gloss related to ‘dry’

LUKE 23:31 ξηρῷ (xaʸrōi) S-DNS ‘they are doing in the dry what may become’ SR GNT Luke 23:31 word 12

OET-LV: 31 Because if they _are _doing these things in the green tree, what may _become in the dry? (LUK_23:31)

OET-RV: 31 because if this is what happens while we’re still a nation, what will happen when the country is gone?” (LUK 23:31)

HEB 11:29 ξηρᾶς (xaʸras) A-GFS ‘Sea as through dry land of which a trial’ SR GNT Heb 11:29 word 8

OET-LV: 29 By _faith they _passed _through the Red Sea, as through dry land, of _which a_trial having _taken, the Aiguptosians were _swallowed _up. (HEB_11:29)

OET-RV: 29 By faith, they crossed through the Red Sea as if it was dry land, but when the Egyptians tried they were drowned. (HEB 11:29)

Key: A=adjective S=substantive adjective AFS=accusative,feminine,singular DNS=dative,neuter,singular GFS=genitive,feminine,singular