βδέλυγμαbdélygma
a detestation, i.e. (specially) idolatry
Greek (New Testament) · G946
Meanings
an abomination, a detestable thing: Luke 16:15, Revelation 17:4, Revelation 17:5, Revelation 21:27; τὸ β. τ. ἐρημώσεως (Daniel 12:11, cf. 1 Maccabees 1:54; DB, i, 12 f.; DCG, i, 6 f.), Mark 13:14, Matthew 24:15.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 6 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 16:15 Then he said to them, “You like to appear righteous in public, but God knows your hearts. What this world honors is detestable in the sight of God.
- Revelation 17:4 The woman wore purple and scarlet clothing and beautiful jewelry made of gold and precious gems and pearls. In her hand she held a gold goblet full of obscenities and the impurities of her immorality.
- Revelation 17:5 A mysterious name was written on her forehead: “Babylon the Great, Mother of All Prostitutes and Obscenities in the World.”
- Revelation 21:27 Nothing evil will be allowed to enter, nor anyone who practices shameful idolatry and dishonesty—but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.