noun · neuter
bdelugmem
Greekβδέλυγμα (bdelugma)
Strong’sG946
an abominable thing, an accursed thing
stem bdelugm-6 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books2 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† βδέλυγμα, -τος, τό
(< βδελύσσω), [in LXX chiefly for שֶׁקֶץ,תּוֹעֵבָה;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G946 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidbdel'-oog-mah
a detestation, i.e. (specially) idolatry
Fromfrom G948;
King Jamesabomination.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | bdelugmem1×βδέλυγμα | bdelugmeim |
| of, belonging to genitive | bdelugmeu | bdelugmeiu2×βδελυγμάτων |
| to, for dative | bdelugme | bdelugmei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
bdelugme is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
bdelugmem“abomination”subject or objectdirect singular1×
Luke 16:15“abomination”kai legata autoi; Vis avō tois dikaiarōtois heautoin enōpion toiu anthrōpoiu, tos de theos gnōskatō tain kardiain vu; hoti tem en anthrōpoi hupsēlem bdelugmem enōpion tou theou.So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.
bdelugmeiu“abominations”of, belonging togenitive plural2×
Revelation 17:4“abominations”kai tas gunaikas ate periballerētas porfurouem kai kokkinem, kai chrusirētas chrusie kai litho timio kai margaritoi, echarōtas potēriem chrusouem en ta cheira autau gemarōtem bdelugmeiu kai teim akatharteim tau porneiau autau,The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality.
Revelation 17:5“abominations”kai epi tem metōpem autau onomem grafirētem, mustēriem, Babulōnas tas megas, tas mētēras taiu pornaiu kai teiu bdelugmeiu tau gēau.And on her forehead a mysterious name was written: BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
bdelugmem3×
Matthew 24:15“abomination”Hotan oun horaveia tem bdelugmem tau erēmōsiau tem legiratem dia Daniēl tou profētou histanarētem en topo hagio, tos anaginōskarōtos noatōr,So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),
Mark 13:14“abomination”Hotan de horaveia tem bdelugmem tau erēmōsiau histanarēton hopou ouk datō, tos anaginōskarōtos noatōr, tote tois en ta Ioudaia feugalōr eis teim oreim,So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
Revelation 21:27“abomination”kai ouk mē eiserchateia eis autan pantem koinem kai poiarōtos bdelugmem kai pseusem, ei mē tois grafirētois en te biblie tau zōau teu arnieu.But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.