adjective
bdeluktos
Greekβδελυκτός (bdeluktos)
Strong’sG947
abominable, detestable
stem bdelukt-once in the New Testament1 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† βδελυκτός, ή, -όν
(< βδελύσσω), [in LXX: Pr 17:15 (תּוֹעֵבָה), Si 41:5, II Mac 1:27*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G947 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidbdel-ook-tos'
detestable, i.e. (specially) idolatrous
Fromfrom G948;
King Jamesabominable.
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 | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | bdeluktos | bdeluktas | bdeluktem | bdeluktois1×βδελυκτοὶ | bdeluktais | bdelukteim |
| object accusative | bdelukton | bdeluktan | bdeluktoin | bdeluktain | ||
| direct address vocative | bdeluktor | bdeluktar | bdeluktoir | bdeluktair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | bdeluktou | bdeluktau | bdelukteu | bdeluktoiu | bdeluktaiu | bdelukteiu |
| to, for dative | bdelukto | bdelukta | bdelukte | bdeluktoi | bdeluktai | bdeluktei |
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
bdelukt 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
bdeluktois“detestable”subjectnominative plural1×
Titus 1:16“detestable”theon homologalō oidarē, tei de ergei arnelō, bdeluktois arōtois kai apeithois kai pros pantem ergem agathem adokimois.They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.