Dictionary entry

μαραίνω

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

μαραίνω,

[in LXX: Jb 15:30 (יָבֵשׁ pi.), 24:24, Wi 2:8 19:21*;]

in cl.,

1. prop., to quench fire; pass., of fire, to die away, go out.

2. In various relations, to quench, waste, wear out (cf. Wi 19:21); pass., to waste away; in later writers (Plut., Luc., al.), of the withering of flowers and herbage (act., Jb 15:30; pass., Jb 24:24, Wi 2:8): Ja 1:11 (cf. ἀμάραντον).†