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To abhor

βδελύσσομαιStrong’s G0948

bdelussomai

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Bdelussomai is the Greek word usually translated “abhorring” and “having made themselves abominable”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?”
Romans 2:22 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “abhorring” and “having made themselves abominable”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • abhorring 1
  • having made themselves abominable 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Romans 1
  • Revelation 1

2 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

βδελύσσομαι bdelussomai · to abhor

βδελύσσω, βδελύσσομαι (βδέω, to stink), [in LXX chiefly for שׁקץ ,תּעב ;] in cl., mid. only (Attic, -ττομαι); to make foul; pass., Rev.21:8; mid., to turn away in disgust from, to detest: Rom.2:22 (Cremer, 137).† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “abhorring” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

ABHOR'RING, participle present

tense Having great aversion, detesting. As a noun, it is used in Isaiah lxvi, for the object of hatred - 'An abhorring to all flesh.'

    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.