Devastation
ἐρήμωσιςStrong’s G2050erēmōsis
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Erēmōsis is the Greek word usually translated “desolation”. It appears in 3 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 “desolation”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- desolation 2
- of desolation 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
3 books in all.
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 21:20And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.
Greek dictionary
ἐρήμωσις erēmōsis · devastation
ἐρήμωσις, -εως, ἡ (ἐρημόω), [in LXX for שָׁמֵם, שָׁמֵם, Lev.26:34-35, Psa.73:10, Dan.9:27 11:31 12:11, al.; חׇרְבָּה, Jer.7:34 22:5, al. ;] a making desolate, laying waste: Luk.21:20; βδέλυγμα ἐρημώσεως (Da, ll. with, 1Ma.1:54), Mat.24:15" (LXX), Mrk.13:14.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “devastation” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DEVASTATION, noun
[Latin]
- Waste; ravage; desolation; destruction of works of art and natural productions which are necessary or useful to man; havock; as by armies, fire, flood, etc.
- IN law, waste of the goods of the deceased by an executor, or administrator.
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.