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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 948. βδελύσσω (bdelussomai) -- To abhor, detest, loathe</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/948.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/revelation/8-11.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/948.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 948</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/947.htm" title="947">◄</a> 948. bdelussomai <a href="../greek/949.htm" title="949">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">bdelussomai: To abhor, detest, loathe</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">βδελύσσομαι</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>bdelussomai<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>bdel-oo'-som-ahee<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(bdel-oos'-so)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To abhor, detest, loathe<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I abhor, detest, loathe.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Middle voice from a derivative of βδέω (bdeo), meaning "to stink."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - Strong's Hebrew 8262: שָׁקַץ (shaqats) - to detest, make abominable<p> - Strong's Hebrew 8441: תּוֹעֵבָה (toebah) - abomination, detestable thing<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Greek verb "bdelussomai" conveys a strong sense of disgust or revulsion. It is used to describe an intense aversion or repulsion towards something considered vile or abominable. In the New Testament, it often refers to moral or spiritual abhorrence, particularly in the context of idolatry or practices that are detestable to God.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of abhorrence was often linked to religious and moral purity. Practices or objects deemed unclean or offensive were to be avoided to maintain personal and communal sanctity. For the Jewish people, this was deeply rooted in the Mosaic Law, which outlined various abominations that were detestable to God, such as idolatry, unclean foods, and immoral behaviors. The early Christians, emerging from this Jewish context, carried forward the understanding of spiritual purity and the rejection of idolatry and immorality.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 948</b> <i>bdelýssō</i> – properly, stink, become foul (abhorrent), detestable as <i>stench</i>; "to strongly detest something on the basis that it is abominable – 'to abhor, to abominate' " (<i>L & N</i>, 1, 25.186). <a href="/greek/946.htm">See 946</a> (<i>bdelussō</i>).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from bdeó (to stink)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to detest<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>abhor (1), abominable (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 948: βδελύσσω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">βδελύσσω</span></span>: (<span class="greek2">βδέω</span> quietly to break wind, to stink); <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">to render foul, to cause to be abhorred</span>: <span class="greek2">τήν</span> <span class="greek2">ὀσμήν</span>, <a href="/interlinear/exodus/5-21.htm">Exodus 5:21</a>; to defile, pollute: <span class="greek2">τάς</span> <span class="greek2">ψυχάς</span>, <span class="greek2">τήν</span> <span class="greek2">ψυχήν</span>, <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/11-43.htm">Leviticus 11:43</a>; <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/20-25.htm">Leviticus 20:25</a>; 1 Macc. 1:48; perfect passive participle <span class="greek2">ἐβδελυγμένος</span> <span class="accented">abominable,</span> <a href="/interlinear/revelation/21-8.htm">Revelation 21:8</a> (<a href="/interlinear/leviticus/18-30.htm">Leviticus 18:30</a>; <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/8-7.htm">Proverbs 8:7</a>; <a href="/interlinear/job/15-16.htm">Job 15:16</a>; 3Macc. 6:9; <span class="greek2">βδελυσσόμενος</span>, 2 Macc. 5:8). In native Greek writings neither the active nor the passive is found. <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="greek2">βδελύσσομαι</span>; deponent middle (1 aorist <span class="greek2">ἐβδελυξάμην</span> often in the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> (<span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, b. j 6, 2, 10); in Greek writings deponent passive, and from <span class="abbreviation">Aristophanes</span> down); properly, <span class="accented">to turn oneself away from on account of the stench</span>; metaphorically, <span class="accented">to abhor, detest</span>: <span class="greek2">τί</span>, <a href="/interlinear/romans/2-22.htm">Romans 2:22</a>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>abhor, abominable. <p>From a (presumed) derivative of bdeo (to stink); to be disgusted, i.e. (by implication) detest (especially of idolatry) -- abhor, abominable. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>βδελύξεσθε βδελύξεται βδελύξετε βδελύξη βδελύξητε βδελύσσεται βδελύσσομαι βδελυσσόμενοι βδελυσσομένοις βδελυσσόμενον βδελυσσομενος βδελυσσόμενος εβδελυγμένα εβδελυγμένοι εβδελυγμενοις εβδελυγμένοις ἐβδελυγμένοις εβδελυγμένος εβδελυγμένων εβδέλυκται εβδελυξάμην εβδελύξαντο εβδελύξαντό εβδελύξατε εβδελύξατο εβδελύσσοντο εβδελύχθη εβδελύχθησαν bdelussomenos bdelyssomenos bdelyssómenos ebdelugmenois ebdelygmenois ebdelygménois<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/romans/2-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 2:22</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular">V-PPM/P-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μοιχεύεις ὁ <b>βδελυσσόμενος</b> τὰ εἴδωλα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> adultery, do you commit adultery? <span class="itali">You who abhor</span> idols,<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> dost thou commit adultery? <span class="itali">thou that abhorrest</span> idols,<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/2-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> do you commit adultery you who <span class="itali">abhor</span> the idols<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/21-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 21:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine Plural">V-RPM/P-DMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/21.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀπίστοις καὶ <b>ἐβδελυγμένοις</b> καὶ φονεῦσιν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and unbelieving <span class="itali">and abominable</span> and murderers<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">the abominable,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/21-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> unbelieving and <span class="itali">abominable</span> and murderers<p><b><a href="/greek/948.htm">Strong's Greek 948</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_948.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/bdelussomenos_948.htm">βδελυσσόμενος — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/ebdelugmenois_948.htm">ἐβδελυγμένοις — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/947.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="947"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="947" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/949.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="949"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="949" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>