βδέλυγμα
bdelugmaabominationHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · neuter6 occurrences4 books6 verses
Definition
βδέλυγμα, -τος, τό
(βδελύσσω), [in LXX chiefly for שֶׁקֶץ ,תּוֹעֵבָה ;]
an abomination, a detestable thing: Luke 16:15, Revelation 17:4, 5; 21:27; τὸ β. τ. ἐρημώσεως (Dan LXX 12:11, cf . 1Ma.1.54; DB, i, 12f.; DCG, i, 6f.), Mark 13:14, Matthew 24:15 (Cremer, 138).
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as βδέλυγμα:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
6 total
- Matthew 24:15βδέλυγμα · abominationSo when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),
- Mark 13:14βδέλυγμα · abominationSo when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
- Luke 16:15βδέλυγμα · [is] detestableSo He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.
- Revelation 17:4βδελυγμάτων · of abominationsThe woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality.
- Revelation 17:5ΒΔΕΛΥΓΜΑΤΩΝ · ABOMINATIONSAnd on her forehead a mysterious name was written: BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
- Revelation 21:27βδέλυγμα · an abominationBut nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.