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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 BoxGen 26:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:29 - that thou shalt do no wrong by us, as we have not abhorred thee, and according as we have treated thee well, and have sent thee forth peaceably; and now thou art blessed of the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:12 - But as they humbled them, by so much they multiplied, and grew exceedingly strong; and the Egyptians greatly abhorred the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:21 - And they said to them, The Lord look upon you and judge you, for ye have made our savour abominable before Pharao, and before his servants, to put a sword into his hands to slay us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:11 - Ye shall not eat of their flesh, and ye shall abhor their carcases.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:13 - And these are the things which ye shall abhor of birds, and they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle and the ossifrage, and the sea-eagle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:43 - And ye shall not defile your souls with any of the reptiles that creep upon the earth, and ye shall not be polluted with them, and ye shall not be unclean by them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:30 - And ye shall keep mine ordinances, that ye may not do any of the abominable practices, which have taken place before your time: and ye shall not be polluted in them; for I am the Lord your God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:23 - And walk ye not in the customs of the nations which I drive out from before you; for they have done all these things, and I have abhorred them:

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:25 - And ye shall make a distinction between the clean and the unclean cattle, and between clean and unclean birds; and ye shall not defile your souls with cattle, or with birds, or with any creeping things of the earth, which I have separated for you by reason of uncleanness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:11 - And I will set my tabernacle among you, and my soul shall not abhor you;

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:26 - And thou shalt not bring an abomination into thine house, so [fn]shouldest thou be an accursed thing like it; thou shalt utterly hate it, and altogether abominate it, because it is an accursed thing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:7 - (LXX 23:8) Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite, because he is thy brother; thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian, because thou wast a stranger in his land.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:26 - (LXX 20:26) And he did very abominably in following after the abominations, according to all that the Amorite did, whom the Lord utterly destroyed from before the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:31 - thou hadst thoroughly plunged me in filth, and my garment had abhorred me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:16 - Alas then, abominable and unclean is man, drinking unrighteousness as a draught.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:19 - They that saw me abhorred me: the very persons whom I had loved, rose up against me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:10 - And they stood aloof and abhorred me, and spared not to spit in my face.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:6 - (LXX 5:7) Thou wilt destroy all that speak falsehood: the Lord abhors the bloody and deceitful man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:1 - (LXX 13:1) For the end, a Psalm of David. The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They have corrupted themselves, and become abominable in their devices; there is none that does goodness, there is not even so much as one.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:20 - (LXX 37:21) They that reward evil for good slandered me; because I followed righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:1 - (LXX 52:1) For the end, a Psalm of David upon Maeleth, of instruction. (52:2) The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They have corrupted themselves, and become abominable in iniquities: there is none that does good.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 56:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 56:5 - (LXX 55:6) All the day long they have abominated my words; all their devices are against me for evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:40

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:40 - (LXX 105:40) So the Lord was very angry with his people, and he abhorred his inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:18 - (LXX 106:18) Their soul abhorred all meat; and they drew near to the gates of death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:163

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:163 - (LXX 118:163) I hate and abhor unrighteousness; but I love thy law.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:9 - He that turns away his ear from hearing the law, even he has [fn]made his prayer abominable.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:19 - But thou shalt be cast forth on the mountains, as a loathed carcase, with many dead who have been pierced with swords, going down to the grave.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:7 - Thus saith the Lord that delivered thee, the God of Israel, Sanctify him that despises his life, him that is abhorred by the nations that are the servants of princes: kings shall behold him, and princes shall arise, and shall worship him, for the Lord's sake: for the Holy One of Israel is faithful, and I have chosen thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:5 - Hear the words of the Lord, ye that tremble at his word; speak ye, [fn]our brethren, to them that hate you and abominate you, that the name of the Lord may be glorified, and may appear [fn]their joy; but they shall be ashamed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:10 - I found Israel as grapes in the wilderness, and I saw their fathers as an early watchman in a fig-tree: they went in to Beel-phegor, and were shamefully estranged, and the abominable became as the beloved.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:10 - They hated him that reproved in the gates, and abhorred holy speech.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 6:8 - For the Lord has sworn by himself, saying, Because I abhor all the pride of Jacob, I do also hate his countries, and I will cut off his city with all who inhabit it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:9 - Hear now these words, ye chiefs of the house of Jacob, and the remnant of the house of Israel, who hate judgment, and pervert all righteousness;
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