ΒΔΕΛΥΡΑ, βδελυρα
BDELYRA, bdelyra
Sounds Like: bdeh-LOO-rah
Translations: abominable, detestable, foul, vile, an abominable thing, abominable things
From the root: ΒΔΕΛΥΡΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something that is detestable, abominable, or foul, often in a moral or religious sense. It is used to characterize things or actions that are considered repugnant or impure. It can be used to describe both people and objects.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G947 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 4:55
Codex Sinaiticus
- Sirach — 41:5
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΒΔΕΛΥΡΟΣ.
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.
- ΒΔΕΛΥΡΟΣ — abominable, detestable, loathsome
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