ἐρήμωσιςerḗmōsis
despoliation
Greek (New Testament) · G2050
Meanings
a making desolate, laying waste: Luke 21:20; βδέλυγμα ἐρημώσεως (Da, ll. c., 1 Maccabees 1:54), Matthew 24:15, Mark 13:14.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 24:15 “The day is coming when you will see what Daniel the prophet spoke about—the sacrilegious object that causes desecration standing in the Holy Place.” (Reader, pay attention!)
- Mark 13:14 “The day is coming when you will see the sacrilegious object that causes desecration standing where he should not be.” (Reader, pay attention!) “Then those in Judea must flee to the hills.
- Luke 21:20 “And when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then you will know that the time of its destruction has arrived.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.