What does βδέλυγμα · ἐνώπιον · θεός mean in the Bible?
βδέλυγμα · ἐνώπιον · θεός is a Greek phrase meaning "abomination/detestable thing before God".
Greek · G946, G1799, G2316
βδέλυγμα ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ
Abomination · in the face of (literally or figuratively) · God
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βδέλυγμα G946 abomination
Pronunciation bdélygma
Something ritually defiling and detestable to God, worthy of utter rejection and destruction.
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ἐνώπιον G1799 in the face of (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation enṓpion
In God's presence means before Him as witness or judge, not merely spatial proximity
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θεός G2316 God
Pronunciation theós
The definite article marks God as the one true God; anarthrous form emphasizes His divine nature or character.
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What does βδέλυγμα ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ (bdelygma enōpion tou theou) mean in the Bible?
βδέλυγμα · ἐνώπιον · θεός is a Greek phrase meaning "abomination/detestable thing before God".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G946, G1799, G2316?
G946, G1799, G2316 is connected to 6 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. abomination/detestable thing before God
Source Gloss
abomination/detestable thing before God
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 3 Aligned forms 6 Case pattern Accusative (3) Number pattern Singular (4)
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Luke 16:15 1×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Rev 17:4 · Rev 17:5 2×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 24:15 · Mark 13:14 · Rev 21:27 3×
Word Origins
βδέλυγμα ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain