Revelation 17:4:25Rev.17.4.W25TAB
βδελυγμάτων
bdelygmatōn
“of abominations”
- Transliteration
- bde-lyg-MA-tōn
- Extended
- bdeh-lyg-MAH-tohn
- IPA
- /bde.lygˈma.tɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- of abominations
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
bde-lyg-MA-tōn
- sentence
KAI hê gy-NE ÊN pe-ri-be-blê-ME-nê por-phy-ROUN KAI KOK-ki-non KAI ke-khry-sô-ME-nê khry-SI-ō KAI LI-thō ti-MI-ō KAI mar-ga-RI-tais E-khou-sa po-TÊ-ri-on khry-SOUN en tê khei-RI au-TÊS GE-mon bde-lyg-MA-tōn KAI ta a-KA-thar-ta tês por-NEI-as au-TÊS
Exegesis
The participle gemon {γέμον | gémon} ‘being full’ links the cup directly to its contents, expressed by the genitive bdelygmaton {βδελυγμάτων | bdelygmátōn} ‘of abominations’ and coordinated object phrase ta akatharta {τὰ ἀκάθαρτα | tà akátharta} ‘the unclean things’, further defined by the genitive tes porneias autes {τῆς πορνείας αὐτῆς | tēs porneías autês} ‘of her fornication’. The structure juxtaposes luxurious outward appearance with morally repulsive contents, a contrast preserved in translation by maintaining the cumulative chains of modifiers while dividing them into two sentences in dynamic rendering for clarity.
Root and etymology
bdelygmabeta–delta–epsilon–lambda–upsilon–gamma–mu–alpha
“abomination, detestable thing”
In context — Revelation 17:4
And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold , with precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her fornication.
About this coordinate
Revelation 17:4:25 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 25 of Revelation 17:4, so the Greek word βδελυγμάτων (bdelygmatōn) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Rev.17.4.W25, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.17.4.W25.S1) and character.