What does βδελύσσω (bdelýssō) mean in the Bible?
βδελύσσω (bdelýssō) is a Greek word meaning "to abhor".
Greek · G948
βδελύσσω
To abhor
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βδελύσσω G948
Pronunciation bdelýssō
What does βδελύσσω (bdelýssō) mean in the Bible?
βδελύσσω (bdelýssō) is a Greek word meaning "to abhor".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G948?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include abhor (1), abominable (1).
Where does βδελύσσω (bdelýssō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Romans 2:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (1), Romans (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It abhor 1× Romans 2:22
abominable 1× Revelation 21:8
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Romans 2:22
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Romans 1 Revelation 1
Source forms
βδελυσσόμενος 1x bdelyssomenos Romans 2:22
ἐβδελυγμένοις 1x ebdelygmenois Revelation 21:8
Parsing patterns
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine Plural 1x Revelation 21:8
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Vocative Masculine Singular 1x Romans 2:22
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to abhor
Source Gloss
to abhor
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Romans 2:22 Verb Present Middle or Passive Deponent Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
βδελυσσόμενος bdelussomenov
I abhor, detest
Read verse Revelation 21:8 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Dative Plural Masculine
ἐβδελυγμένοις ebdelugmenoiv
I abhor, detest
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
perfect 1 present 1
Voice
middle 2
Mood
participle 2
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Part of These Phrases
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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