Wither (away)
Wither (away)
“to dry up, parch, wither,” is translated “to wither,” (a) of plants, Mat 13:6; Mat 21:19-20; Mar 4:6; Mar 11:20, RV (AV, “dried up”),Mar 11:21; Luk 8:6; Joh 15:6; Jam 1:11; 1Pe 1:24; (b) of members of the body, Mar 3:1, and, in some texts, 3. See DRY, B, OVERRIPE, PINE AWAY, RIPE.
Notes: (1) For the adjective xeros, “dry, withered,” see DRY, A, No. 1. (2) For “whose fruit withereth,” Jud 1:12, AV, see AUTUMN.