Abomination
βδέλυγμαStrong’s G0946bdelugma
Appears in 6 verses of the New Testament
In short
Bdelugma is the Greek word usually translated “abomination” and “abominations”. It appears in 6 verses of the New Testament.
“When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)”
Meaning
Usually translated “abomination” and “abominations”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- abomination 3
- an abomination 1
- of abominations 1
- abominations 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 3
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
4 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 13:14But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:
- Luke 16:15And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
- Revelation 17:4And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
- Revelation 17:5And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
- Revelation 21:27And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
Greek dictionary
βδέλυγμα bdelugma · abomination
βδέλυγμα, -τος, τό (βδελύσσω), [in LXX chiefly for שֶׁקֶץ ,תּוֹעֵבָה ;] an abomination, a detestable thing: Luk.16:15, Rev.17:4, 5 21:27; τὸ β. τ. ἐρημώσεως (Dan LXX 12:11, cf . 1Ma.1:54; DB, i, 12f.; DCG, i, 6f.), Mrk.13:14, Mat.24:15 (Cremer, 138).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “abomination” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ABOMINA'TION, noun
- Extreme hatred; detestation.
- The object of detestation, a common signification in scripture.“The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord” Proverbs 15:8
- Hence, defilement, pollution, in a physical sense, or evil doctrines and practices, which are moral defilements, idols and idolatry, are called abominations. Matthew 24:15
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.