- Original: ἐρημόω - Transliteration: Eremoo - Phonetic: er-ay-mo'-o - Definition: 1. to make desolate, lay waste 2. to ruin, bring to desolation 3. to despoil one, strip her of her treasures - Origin: from G2048 - TDNT entry: 12:57,3 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From G2048 ; to lay waste (literally or figuratively): - (bring to make) desolate (-ion) come to nought. Total KJV Occurrences: 3 • desolate, 2 Revelation 17:16; Revelation 18:19 • naught, 1 Revelation 18:17