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. (
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