What does βδέλυγμα · ἐρήμωσις mean in the Bible?
βδέλυγμα · ἐρήμωσις is a Greek phrase meaning "abomination that causes desolation".
Greek · G946, G2050
βδέλυγμα τῆς ἐρημώσεως
Abomination · despoliation
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βδέλυγμαG946abomination
Pronunciationbdélygma
Something ritually defiling and detestable to God, worthy of utter rejection and destruction.
Open lexicon entry →ἐρήμωσιςG2050despoliation
Pronunciationerḗmōsis
Complete devastation and abandonment of a place, especially a temple's desecration preceding judgment.
Open lexicon entry →What does βδέλυγμα τῆς ἐρημώσεως (bdelygma tēs erēmōseōs) mean in the Bible?
βδέλυγμα · ἐρήμωσις is a Greek phrase meaning "abomination that causes desolation".
Full entry for βδέλυγμα τῆς ἐρημώσεως (G946, G2050) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G946, G2050?
G946, G2050 is connected to 6 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. abomination that causes desolation
Source Gloss
abomination that causes desolation
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 patterns3Aligned forms6Case patternAccusative (3)Number patternSingular (4)
Nominative · Singular · NeuterLuke 16:151×
Genitive · Plural · NeuterRev 17:4 · Rev 17:52×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterMatt 24:15 · Mark 13:14 · Rev 21:273×
Word Origins
βδέλυγμα τῆς ἐρημώσεως is built from this root: