ΒΔΕΛΥΚΤΗΝ, βδελυκτην
BDELYKTĒN, bdelyktēn
Sounds Like: bdeh-LOO-kteen
Translations: detestable, abominable, loathsome, an abominable (thing)
From the root: ΒΔΕΛΥΚΤΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something that is morally repugnant, disgusting, or an object of extreme aversion. It is used to characterize things that are considered an abomination, often in a religious or ethical sense, implying something that God or righteous people would find utterly offensive. It can be used to describe actions, objects, or even people.
Inflection: Accusative, Singular, Feminine
Strong’s number: G0947 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Rome
- Clement’s First Letter — 30:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΒΔΕΛΥΚΤΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΒΔΕΛΥΚΤΑ — detestable, abominable, loathsome, an abomination
- ΒΔΕΛΥΚΤΑΣ — abominable, detestable, an abominable thing
- ΒΔΕΛΥΚΤΟΙ — detestable, abominable, loathsome
- ΒΔΕΛΥΚΤΟΝ — detestable, abominable, an abomination, a detestable thing, an abominable thing
- ΒΔΕΛΥΚΤΟΣ — abominable, detestable, a detestable thing
- ΒΔΕΛΥΚΤΟΥΣ — detestable, abominable, loathsome, an abomination, detestable ones, abominable ones
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