Βδέλυγμα ἐρημώσεως
abomination of desolation
Translated by Craig Gibson28 Jul 2002Vetting: high9 revisions
Translation
[Meaning a] sign of desolation. There were certain statues forbidden by the law that were brought into [the Temple]. Pilate did this by bringing a statue of the emperor into the Temple at night.1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Βδέλυγμα ἐρημώσεως· σημεῖον τῆς ἐρημώσεως. ἦσαν δὲ εἰκόνες τινὲς ἀπηγορευμέναι τῷ νόμῳ, εἰς τοῦτον εἰσκομιζόμεναι. ὃ δὴ Πιλᾶτος πεποίηκε νύκτωρ ἐς τὸν ναὸν τοῦ βασιλέως εἰκόνα εἰσαγαγών.
Betacode
*bde/lugma e)rhmw/sews: shmei=on th=s e)rhmw/sews. h)=san de\ ei)ko/nes tine\s a)phgoreume/nai tw=| no/mw|, ei)s tou=ton ei)skomizo/menai. o(\ dh\ *pila=tos pepoi/hke nu/ktwr e)s to\n nao\n tou= basile/ws ei)ko/na ei)sagagw/n.
Notes (1)
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- αι183Αἴλιος ἈδριανόςAelius Hadrianus, Hadrian, AdrianosLook under 'abomination of desolation'.
- β199ΒδέλυγμαabominationEvery statue and every relief sculpture of a human being used to be called this amongst Jews.
- β200Βδέλυγμα ἐρημώσεωςabomination of desolation[Referring to] the statue of the emperor Hadrian. For Hadrian utterly destroyed the city [i.e. Jerusalem]. For after the desolation that occurred under Vespasian and Titus, the Jews organizing in the reign of Hadrian…
- β202Βδέλυγμα ἐρημώσεωςabomination of desolation[It is said] that Antiochos [IV] Epiphanes, son of Seleukos [IV] Philopator, was a terrible and grasping man. On capturing the city by the spear he killed 150,000 [people] and then, making an insolent assault and…
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Revision history9 revisions · last 11 Feb 2016
- tweaked translation — Catharine Roth
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- coding — Catharine Roth
- more keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
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- Translated — Craig Gibson