"an uninhabited place," is translated "wilderness" in the AV of Matthew 15:33; Mark 8:4 (RV, "a desert place"); RV and AV, "wilderness" in 2 Corinthians 11:26 . See DESERT , A. (In the Sept., Isaiah 60:20; Ezekiel 35:4,9 .
an adjective signifying "desolate, deserted, lonely," is used as a noun, and rendered "wilderness" 32 times in the AV; in Matthew 24:26; John 6:31 , RV, "wilderness" (AV, "desert"). For the RV, "deserts" in Luke 5:16; 8:29 see DESERT , B.