ἐρήμωσις
erēmōsis
“devastation”
Definition
despoliation
from G2049 (ἐρημόω);
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
G:N-F
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
ἐρήμωσις appears 3 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near.
So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ described by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),
So when you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
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