ἐρήμωσις
erḗmōsis · G2050 · Greek · 3 occurrences
Meanings
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destroyed, destruction, desolation
Suffering destruction, with the implication of being deserted and abandoned
ExamplesLuke 21:20 “But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then recognize that her desolation is near.
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an abomination which desolates, a horrible thing which defiles
(A fixed phrase derived from Hebrew, literally: the detestable thing of desolation) An abomination (either an object or an event) which defiles a holy place and thus causes it to be abandoned and left desolate
ExamplesMatthew 24:15 “Therefore when you see the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place—let the reader understand—
Mark 13:14 “Now when you see the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION standing where it should not be—let the reader understand—then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains.
How it’s used In 3 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1
What it doesIt is the subject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἐγγίζωto draw near 1
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- βδέλυγμαwhat is detestable 2
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 1 word
- שָׁמֵם shâmêm · H8074 · to be desolate, to become desolate, to be deserted
- Greek ἐρήμωσις denotes the result-state of devastation/despoliation, while Hebrew שָׁמֵם encompasses both the causative action (make desolate) and the resulting state (be desolate), with additional semantic range including horror/astonishment reactions to devastation; the Greek term is narrower in focusing on the completed desolation itself.
Semantic domains 2 entries
- To be destroyed, to suffer destruction, to suffer desolation20.41
- In Luke 21:20, Jesus warns, “when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then recognize that her desolation is near,” the coming destruction of the city.
- An abomination which desolates, a horrible thing which defiles53.38
- In Matthew 24:15, Jesus warns of “the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet,” the specific, horrific defiling act named by that phrase.
Word family 4 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon ἐρημεως, ἡ (ἐρημόω), a making desolate, desolation: Mt 24:15; Mk 13:14; Lk 21:20; see…
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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