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Lexicon :: Strong's G948 - bdelyssō

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βδελύσσω
Transliteration
bdelyssō (Key)
Pronunciation
bdel-oos'-so
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From a (presumed) derivative of bdeo (to stink)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:598,*

Strong’s Definitions

†βδελύσσω bdelýssō, bdel-oos'-so; from a (presumed) derivative of βδέω bdéō (to stink); to be disgusted, i.e. (by implication) detest (especially of idolatry):—abhor, abominable.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G948 in the following manner: abhor (1x), abominable (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G948 in the following manner: abhor (1x), abominable (1x).

  1. to render foul, to cause to be abhorred

  2. abominable

  3. to turn one's self away from on account of the stench

  4. metaph. to abhor, detest

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†βδελύσσω bdelýssō, bdel-oos'-so; from a (presumed) derivative of βδέω bdéō (to stink); to be disgusted, i.e. (by implication) detest (especially of idolatry):—abhor, abominable.
STRONGS G948:
βδελύσσω: (βδέω quietly to break wind, to stink);
1. to render foul, to cause to be abhorred: τὴν ὀσμήν, Exodus 5:21; to defile, pollute: τὰς ψυχάς, τ. ψυχήν, Leviticus 11:43; Leviticus 20:25; 1 Macc. 1:48; perfect passive participle ἐβδελυγμένος abominable, Revelation 21:8, (Leviticus 18:30; Proverbs 8:7; Job 15:16; 3 Macc. 6:9; βδελυσσόμενος, 2 Macc. 5:8). In native Greek writings neither the active nor the passive is found.
2. βδελύσσομαι; deponent middle (1 aorist ἐβδελυξάμην often in the Sept. [Josephus, b. j. 6, 2, 10]; in Greek writings deponent passive, and from Aristophanes down); properly, to turn oneself away from on account of the stench; metaphorically, to abhor, detest: τί, Romans 2:22.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus
5:21
Leviticus
1; 11:43; 18:30; 20:25
Job
15:16
Proverbs
8:7
Romans
2:22
Revelation
21:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G948 matches the Greek βδελύσσω (bdelyssō),
which occurs 34 times in 33 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:29 - so that you will not do us any harm, just as we have not harmed you, but have always treated you well before sending you away in peace. Now you are blessed by the LORD."

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:12 - But the more the Egyptians oppressed them, the more they multiplied and spread. As a result the Egyptians loathed the Israelites,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:21 - and they said to them, "May the LORD look on you and judge, because you have made us stink in the opinion of Pharaoh and his servants, so that you have given them an excuse to kill us!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:11 - Since they are detestable to you, you must not eat their meat and their carcass you must detest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:13 - "'These you are to detest from among the birds - they must not be eaten, because they are detestable: the griffon vulture, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:43 - Do not make yourselves detestable by any of the swarming things. You must not defile yourselves by them and become unclean by them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 18:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:30 - You must obey my charge to not practice any of the abominable statutes that have been done before you, so that you do not defile yourselves by them. I am the LORD your God.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:23 - You must not walk in the statutes of the nation which I am about to drive out before you, because they have done all these things and I am filled with disgust against them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:25 - Therefore you must distinguish between the clean animal and the unclean, and between the unclean bird and the clean, and you must not make yourselves detestable by means of an animal or bird or anything that creeps on the ground - creatures I have distinguished for you as unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:11 - "'I will put my tabernacle in your midst and I will not abhor you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:26 - You must not bring any abhorrent thing into your house and thereby become an object of divine wrath along with it. You must absolutely detest and abhor it, for it is an object of divine wrath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:7 - You must not hate an Edomite, for he is your relative; you must not hate an Egyptian, for you lived as a foreigner in his land.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:26 - He was so wicked he worshiped the disgusting idols, just like the Amorites whom the LORD had driven out from before the Israelites.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:31 - then you plunge me into a slimy pit and my own clothes abhor me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:16 - how much less man, who is abominable and corrupt, who drinks in evil like water!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 19:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:19 - All my closest friends detest me; and those whom I love have turned against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:10 - They detest me and maintain their distance; they do not hesitate to spit in my face.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:6 - You destroy liars; the LORD despises violent and deceitful people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:1 - Fools say to themselves, "There is no God." They sin and commit evil deeds; none of them does what is right.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:20 - They repay me evil for the good I have done; though I have tried to do good to them, they hurl accusations at me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 53:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:1 - Fools say to themselves, "There is no God." They sin and commit evil deeds; none of them does what is right.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 56:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 56:5 - All day long they cause me trouble; they make a habit of plotting my demise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:40

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:40 - So the LORD was angry with his people and despised the people who belong to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:18 - They lost their appetite for all food, and they drew near the gates of death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:163

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:163 - I hate and despise deceit; I love your law.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:9 - The one who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:19 - But you have been thrown out of your grave like a shoot that is thrown away. You lie among the slain, among those who have been slashed by the sword, among those headed for the stones of the pit, as if you were a mangled corpse.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:7 - This is what the LORD, the protector of Israel, their Holy One, says to the one who is despised and rejected by nations, a servant of rulers: "Kings will see and rise in respect, princes will bow down, because of the faithful LORD, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen you."

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 66:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:5 - Hear the word of the LORD, you who respect what he has to say! Your countrymen, who hate you and exclude you, supposedly for the sake of my name, say, "May the LORD be glorified, then we will witness your joy." But they will be put to shame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:10 - When I found Israel, it was like finding grapes in the wilderness. I viewed your ancestors like an early fig on a fig tree in its first season. Then they came to Baal-Peor and they dedicated themselves to shame - they became as detestable as what they loved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:10 - The Israelites hate anyone who arbitrates at the city gate; they despise anyone who speaks honestly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 6:8 - The sovereign LORD confirms this oath by his very own life. The LORD, the God who commands armies, is speaking: "I despise Jacob's arrogance; I hate their fortresses. I will hand over to their enemies the city of Samaria and everything in it."

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:9 - Listen to this, you leaders of the family of Jacob, you rulers of the nation of Israel! You hate justice and pervert all that is right.
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