Strong's Greek · G948
G948 bdelýssō
βδελύσσω
bdel-oos'-so
to abhor
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bdelýssō appears twice in Scripture, in Romans 2:22 and Revelation 21:8. In the Doxa app, open each of these verses, keep your notes on them, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to be disgusted, i.e. (by implication) detest (especially of idolatry)
In the King James Version
abhor, abominable
Derivation
from a (presumed) derivative of βδέω (to stink);
Appears 2 times in Scripture
“But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.””
“You who forbid adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
