ἐρήμωσις
erḗmōsis
desolation
A state or process of being made deserted, laid waste, or depopulated; primarily denotes the act of turning a place into a wilderness or leaving it uninhabited, and secondarily the result of this process—a condition of devastation, ruin, or abandonment. It can be applied to cities, lands, or persons being bereft of inhabitants or prosperity.
Luke 21:20 · Word #13
Lexicon G2050
| Lemma | ἐρήμωσις |
| Transliteration | erḗmōsis |
| Strong's | G2050 |
| Definition | A state or process of being made deserted, laid waste, or depopulated; primarily denotes the act of turning a place into a wilderness or leaving it uninhabited, and secondarily the result of this process—a condition of devastation, ruin, or abandonment. It can be applied to cities, lands, or persons being bereft of inhabitants or prosperity. |
Morphology N NOM F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | desolation |
| Literal | desolation |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἐρήμωσις |
| Strong's | G2050 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G2050-02
desolating devastation
| Morphological Notes | Noun, nominative, feminine, singular; denotes the action or resulting state of being laid waste. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering reflects the -σις noun form indicating the act or result of making something desolate. "Desolating" preserves the active process sense of ἐρημόω, while "devastation" conveys the resulting state of ruin. |
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