Strong G2050ἐρήμωσις
devastation
- Transliteration
- erēmōsis
- Pronunciation
- er-ay'-mo-sis
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From G2049; despoliation: - desolation.
Detailed definition
ἐρήμωσις, -εως, ἡ
(ἐρημόω), [in LXX for שָׁמֵם, שָׁמֵם, Lev.26:34-35, Psa.73:10, Dan.9:27 11:31 12:11, al.; חׇרְבָּה, Jer.7:34 22:5, al.;]
a making desolate, laying waste: Luk.21:20; βδέλυγμα ἐρημώσεως (Da, ll. with, 1Ma.1:54), Mat.24:15" (LXX), Mrk.13:14.†
(AS)
(ἐρημόω), [in LXX for שָׁמֵם, שָׁמֵם, Lev.26:34-35, Psa.73:10, Dan.9:27 11:31 12:11, al.; חׇרְבָּה, Jer.7:34 22:5, al.;]
a making desolate, laying waste: Luk.21:20; βδέλυγμα ἐρημώσεως (Da, ll. with, 1Ma.1:54), Mat.24:15" (LXX), Mrk.13:14.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2050 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- desolation3
First verses
- Matthew 24:15When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
- Mark 13:14But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judea flee to the mountains:
- Luke 21:20And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
ἐρήμ-ωσις, εως, ἡ,
making desolate, [LXX+2nd c.AD+ (LXX.Lev.26.34, +others, 4th c.AD: Hephaestio Astrologus 1.21; χωρίου 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Anabasis” 1.9.7; βδέλυγμα τῶν ἐ. LXX.Dan.9.27, cf. NT.Matt.24.15.)]
making desolate, [LXX+2nd c.AD+ (LXX.Lev.26.34, +others, 4th c.AD: Hephaestio Astrologus 1.21; χωρίου 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Anabasis” 1.9.7; βδέλυγμα τῶν ἐ. LXX.Dan.9.27, cf. NT.Matt.24.15.)]