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Strong's G3583 ξηραίνω (xeraino)

Xeraino means “desiccate” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H3583 — kachal (“paint”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G3583
Language Greek
Linked Usages 68
Books 23

Strong's G3583 Quick Answer

Strong's G3583 ξηραίνω (xeraino) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. xeraino (xay-rai'-no) v. 1. to make dry 2. (bodily) to wither It has 68 linked Bible usages across 23 books. Visible English usage signals include withered, withereth, away, and harvest. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
xeraino (xay-rai'-no) v. 1. to make dry 2. (bodily) to wither
Usage
68 linked usages
Books
23 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
withered, withereth, away, and harvest

Meaning and Definition

xeraino (xay-rai'-no) v. 1. to make dry 2. (bodily) to wither 3. (by implication) to waste away 4. (of harvest) fully ripe, mature [from G3584] KJV: dry up, pine away, be ripe, wither (away) Root(s): G3584

Original Word
ξηραίνω
Transliteration
xeraino
Derivation
Root: ξηρός R1: 3584
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G3583. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to dry

Usage: ξηραίνω (ξηρός), [in LXX chiefly for יָבֵשׁ ;] to dry up, parch, wither. with accusative, τ. χόρτον, Jas.1:11; pass., to become or be dry or withered. of plants, Mat.13:6 21:19-20, Mrk.4:6 11:20-21, Luk.8:6, Jhn.15:6, 1Pe.1:24; of ripened crops, Rev.14:15; of liquids, Mrk.5:20, Rev.16:12; of members of the body, to waste away, Mrk.3:1 (cf. 3Ki.13:4) Mrk.9:18.† (AS)

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How Strong's G3583 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render xeraino, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

withered Matthew 13:6 withereth James 1:11 away Mark 9:18 harvest Revelation 14:15

How Strong's G3583 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 51 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G3583 (ξηραίνω) appears 56 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G3583 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G3583 in the New Testament

16 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 13:6 KJV

And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.

Matthew 21:19 KJV

And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.

Matthew 21:20 KJV

And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!

Strong's G3583 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

51 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 8:7 Septuagint / Brenton

And he sent forth a raven; and it went forth and returned not until the water was dried from off the earth.

Genesis 8:14 Septuagint / Brenton

And in the second month the earth was dried, on the twenty-seventh day of the month.

Joshua 9:12 Septuagint / Brenton

are the loaves—we took them hot for our journey on the day on which we came out to come to you; and now they are dried and become moldy.

Strong's G3583 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

1 indexed usage in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Wisdom of Sirach 40:13 Septuagint / Brenton

The goods of the unjust shall be dried up like a river, And shall vanish with noise, like a great thunder in rain.

Usage Excerpts

First 68 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3583.

Genesis 8:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he sent forth a raven; and it went forth and returned not until the water was dried from off the earth.
Genesis 8:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And in the second month the earth was dried, on the twenty-seventh day of the month.
Joshua 9:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
are the loaves—we took them hot for our journey on the day on which we came out to come to you; and now they are dried and become moldy.
3 Kingdoms 13:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass when King Jeroboam heard the words of the man of God who called on the altar that was in Bethel, that the king stretched forth his hand from the altar, saying, Take hold of him. And, behold, his hand, which he stretched forth against him, withered, and he could not draw it back to himself.
3 Kingdoms 17:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass after some time, that the brook was dried up, because there had been no rain upon the earth.
Job 4:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For he blows upon them, and they are withered: They have perished for lack of wisdom.
Job 8:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
When it is yet on the root, and though it has not been cut down, Does not any herb wither before it has received moisture?
Job 12:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
If he should withhold the water, he will dry the earth: And if he should let it loose, he overthrows and destroys it.
Job 14:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the sea wastes in length of time, And a river fails and is dried up.
Job 18:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
His roots shall be dried up from beneath, And his crop shall fall away from above.
Psalms 21:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
My strength is dried up like a potsherd; And my tongue is glued to my throat; And thou hast brought me down to the dust of death.
Psalms 73:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou didst cleave fountains and torrents; Thou driedst up mighty rivers.
Psalms 89:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
In the morning let it flower, and pass away: In the evening let it droop, let it be withered and dried up.
Psalms 101:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I am blighted like grass, and my heart is dried up; For I have forgotten to eat my bread.
Psalms 101:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
My days have declined like a shadow; And I am withered like grass.
Psalms 105:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he rebuked the Red Sea, and it was dried up: So he led them through the deep as through the wilderness.
Psalms 128:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let them be as the grass of the housetops, Which withers before it is plucked up.
Proverbs 17:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But the bones of a sorrowful man dry up.
Isaiah 19:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Egyptians shall drink the water that is by the sea, but the river shall fail, and be dried up.
Isaiah 19:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the streams shall fail, and the canals of the river; and every reservoir of water shall be dried up, in every marsh also of reed and papyrus.
Isaiah 19:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all the green herbage round about the river, and everything sown by the side of the river, shall be blasted with the wind and dried up.
Isaiah 27:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And after a time there shall be in it no green thing because of the grass being parched. Come hither, ye women that come from a sight; for it is a people of no understanding; therefore he that made them shall have no pity upon them, and he that formed them shall have no mercy upon them.
Isaiah 37:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I weakened their hands, and they withered; and they became as dry grass on the housetops, and as grass.
Isaiah 40:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The grass withers, and the flower fades:
Isaiah 40:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For they shall not plant, neither shall they sow, neither shall their root be fixed in the ground: he has blown upon them, and they are withered, and a storm shall carry them away like sticks.
Isaiah 41:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the poor and the needy shall exult; for when they shall seek water, and there shall be none, and their tongue is parched with thirst, I the Lord God, I the God of Israel will hear, and will not forsake them:
Isaiah 42:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I have been silent: shall I also always be silent and forbear? I have endured like a travailing woman: I will now amaze and wither at once.
Isaiah 42:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I will make desolate mountains and hills, and will dry up all their grass; and I will make the rivers islands, and dry up the pools.
Isaiah 44:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and all by whom they were made are withered: yea, let all the deaf be gathered from among men, and let them stand together; and let them be ashamed and confounded together:
Isaiah 44:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Who says to the deep, Thou shalt be dried up, and I will dry up the rivers.
Isaiah 50:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Why did I come, and there was no man? why did I call, and there was none to hearken? Is not my hand strong to redeem? or can I not deliver? behold, by my rebuke I will dry up the sea, and make rivers a wilderness; and their fish shall be dried up because there is no water, and shall die for thirst.
Isaiah 51:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I, even I, am he that comforts thee: consider who thou art, that thou wast afraid of mortal man, and of the son of man, who are withered as grass.
Jeremiah 12:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
How long shall the land mourn, and the grass of the field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell in it? the beasts and birds are utterly destroyed; because the people said, God shall not see our ways.
Jeremiah 23:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For because of these things the land mourns; the pastures of the wilderness are dried up; and their course is become evil, and so also their strength.
Jeremiah 28:36 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will judge thine adversary, and I will execute vengeance for thee; and I will waste her sea, and dry up her fountain.
Lamentations 4:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Their countenance is become blacker than smoke; They are not known in the streets: Their skin has cloven to their bones; They are withered, they are become as a stick.
Ezekiel 17:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord; Shall it prosper? shall not the roots of her tender stem and her fruit be blighted? yea, all her early shoots shall be dried up, and that not by a mighty arm, nor by many people, to tear her up from her roots.
Ezekiel 17:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And, behold, it thrives: shall it prosper? shall it not wither as soon as the east wind touches it? it shall be withered together with the growth of its shoots.
Ezekiel 17:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all the trees of the field shall know that I am the Lord that bring low the high tree, and exalt the low tree, and wither the green tree, and cause the dry tree to flourish: I the Lord have spoken, and will do it.
Ezekiel 19:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But she was broken down in wrath, she was cast upon the ground, and the east wind dried up her choice branches: vengeance came upon them, and the rod of her strength was withered; fire consumed it.
Hosea 9:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Ephraim is sick, he is dried up at his roots, he shall in nowise anymore bear fruit: wherefore even if they should beget children, I will kill the desired fruit of their womb.
Joel 1:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the plains languish: let the land mourn, for the corn languishes; the wine is dried up, the oil becomes scarce;
Joel 1:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
the husbandmen are consumed: mourn your property on account of the wheat and barley; for the harvest has perished from off the field.
Joel 1:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The vine is dried up, and the fig trees are become few; the pomegranate, and palm tree, and apple, and all the trees of the field are dried up: for the sons of men have abolished joy.
Joel 1:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The heifers have started at their mangers, the treasures are abolished, the winepresses are broken down; for the corn is withered.
Joel 1:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the cattle of the field have looked up to thee: for the fountains of waters have been dried up, and fire has devoured the fair places of the wilderness.
Amos 1:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said, The Lord has spoken out of Zion, and has uttered his voice out of Jerusalem; and the pastures of the shepherds have mourned, and the top of Carmel is dried up.
Amos 4:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Also I withheld from you the rain three months before the harvest: and I will rain upon one city, and on another city I will not rain: one part shall be rained upon, and the part on which I shall not rain shall be dried up.
Nahum 1:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He threatens the sea, and dries it up, and exhausts all the rivers: the land of Bashan, and Carmel are brought low, and the flourishing trees of Lebanon have come to nought.
Zechariah 10:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall pass through a narrow sea, they shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deep places of the rivers shall be dried up: and all the pride of the Assyrians shall be taken away, and the scepter of Egypt shall be removed.
Zechariah 11:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Alas for the vain shepherds that have forsaken the sheep! the sword shall be upon the arms of such a one, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be completely withered, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.
Matthew 13:6 New Testament, KJV
And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
Matthew 21:19 New Testament, KJV
And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.
Matthew 21:20 New Testament, KJV
And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!
Mark 3:1 New Testament, KJV
And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand.
Mark 3:3 New Testament, KJV
And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth.
Mark 4:6 New Testament, KJV
But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
Mark 5:29 New Testament, KJV
And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.
Mark 9:18 New Testament, KJV
And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.
Mark 11:20 New Testament, KJV
And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.
Mark 11:21 New Testament, KJV
And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.
Luke 8:6 New Testament, KJV
And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.
John 15:6 New Testament, KJV
If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
James 1:11 New Testament, KJV
For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.
1 Peter 1:24 New Testament, KJV
For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:
Revelation 14:15 New Testament, KJV
And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.
Revelation 16:12 New Testament, KJV
And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
Wisdom of Sirach 40:13 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
The goods of the unjust shall be dried up like a river, And shall vanish with noise, like a great thunder in rain.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3583, grouped by book.

Genesis 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 14 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joel 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Amos 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zechariah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 3 usages, New Testament
Mark 7 usages, New Testament
Luke 1 usage, New Testament
John 1 usage, New Testament
James 1 usage, New Testament
1 Peter 1 usage, New Testament
Revelation 2 usages, New Testament
Wisdom of Sirach 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G3583 FAQ

What does xeraino (ξηραίνω) mean?

Xeraino (Strong's G3583) is a Greek word most simply glossed "desiccate". xeraino (xay-rai'-no) v. 1. to make dry 2. (bodily) to wither

How many times is xeraino (ξηραίνω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 68 linked usages for Strong's G3583 across 23 books.

Where can I study xeraino (ξηραίνω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3583 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate xeraino (ξηραίνω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as withered, withereth, away, and harvest. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G3583 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 51 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 1 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G3583, with linked reader references where each row is available.