verb
bdelussomō
Strong’sG948
I abhor, detest
stem bdeluss-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
βδελύσσω
(< βδέω, to stink), [in LXX chiefly for תּעב, שׁקץ;] >in cl., mid. only (Attic, -ττομαι);
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G948 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidbdel-oos'-so
to be disgusted, i.e. (by implication) detest (especially of idolatry)
Fromfrom a (presumed) derivative of βδέω (to stink);
King Jamesabhor, abominable.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Attic dialect βδελύττομαι, future -ύξομαιRefs 5th c.BC+: aorist ἐβδελύχθην LXX+5th c.BC+:—feel a loathing for food, Hp Refs 8th c.BC+; to be sick, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 with accusative, feel a loathing at, LXX+1st c.AD+; β. [τραγῳδίας] Refs 4th c.AD+; ὠμοφαγίαν LXX
II later causal, in active, cause to stink, make loathsome or abominable, future -ύξωLXXaorist ἐβδέλυξαLXX:—middle and passive, to be loathsome, future -υχθήσομαιLXXaorist -ύχθηνLXXperfect ἐβδέλυγμαιLXX; οἱ ἐβδελυγμένοι the abominable (in reference to the use of βδέλυγμα as an idol), NT:—this perfect in causal sense, LXX
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| bdelussorōntorβδελυσσόμενος | happening now · direct addresspresent middle or passive participle vocative singular masculine | abhor | 1× |
| bdelussorēntoiἐβδελυγμένοις | has happened · to, forperfect middle or passive participle dative plural masculine | detestable | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 54, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | bdelussomō | bdelussome | bdelussomē | bdelussomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | bdelussosō | bdelussose | bdelussosē | bdelussoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | bdelussotō | bdelussote | bdelussotē | bdelussotelē |
| we 1st person plural | bdelussonō | bdelussone | bdelussonē | bdelussonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | bdelussovō | bdelussove | bdelussovē | bdelussovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | bdelussolō | bdelussole | bdelussolē | bdelussolelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | bdelussomeiō | bdelussomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | bdelussoseiō | bdelussoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | bdelussoteiō | bdelussoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | bdelussoneiō | bdelussoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | bdelussoveiō | bdelussoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | bdelussoleiō | bdelussoleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | bdelussosōr | bdelussosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | bdelussotōr | bdelussotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | bdelussovōr | bdelussovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | bdelussolōr | bdelussolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | bdelussomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | bdelussosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | bdelussotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | bdelussonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | bdelussovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | bdelussoloiō |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | bdelussorō | bdelussorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | bdelussorōntos1× | bdelussorēntos1× |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
bdeluss 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
bdelussorōntor“abhor”happening now · direct addresspresent middle or passive participle vocative singular masculine1×
Romans 2:22tos legarōntor mē moicheuarō moicheuasō? tos bdelussorōntor teim eidōleim hierosulasō?… do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?
bdelussorēntoi“detestable”has happened · to, forperfect middle or passive participle dative plural masculine1×
Revelation 21:8“detestable”toi de deiloi kai apistoi kai bdelussorēntoi kai fonevoi kai pornoi kai farmakoi …But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters …