Matthew 24:15

Authorized King James Version (1611)

‹When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)›

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὅταν οὖν ἴδητε τὸ βδέλυγμα τῆς ἐρημώσεως, τὸ ῥηθὲν διὰ Δανιὴλ τοῦ προφήτου, ἑστὼς ἐν τόπῳ ἁγίῳ, (ὁ ἀναγινώσκων νοείτω:)

Transliteration

When therefore you idēte the bdelygma of the erēmōseōs, the rhēthen through Daniēl the prophētou, hestōs in topō hagiō, (the one anaginōskōn noeitō:)

Grammar Details

• *idēte*: aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural - you might see
• *bdelygma*: accusative neuter singular - abomination
• *erēmōseōs*: genitive feminine singular - of desolation
• *rhēthen*: aorist passive participle, nominative neuter singular - having been spoken
• *prophētou*: genitive masculine singular - of prophet
• *hestōs*: perfect active participle, nominative neuter singular - standing
• *topō*: dative masculine singular - place
• *hagiō*: dative masculine singular - holy
• *anaginōskōn*: present active participle, nominative masculine singular - reading
• *noeitō*: present active imperative, 3rd person singular - let him understand

Word Meanings

• *idēte*: you might see/observe/perceive
• *bdelygma*: abomination/detestable thing
• *erēmōseōs*: desolation/devastation/destruction
• *rhēthen*: having been spoken/said/declared
• *hestōs*: standing/positioned/established
• *topō*: place/location/position
• *hagiō*: holy/sacred/set apart
• *anaginōskōn*: reading/reciting
• *noeitō*: let him understand/comprehend/perceive

Referenced Verses

• Dan 9:27 : 27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make [it] desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
• Dan 12:11 : 11 And from the time [that] the daily [sacrifice] shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, [there shall be] a thousand two hundred and ninety days.
• Mark 13:14 : 14 ¶ ‹But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:›
• Dan 9:25 : 25 Know therefore and understand, [that] from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince [shall be] seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
• Dan 11:31 : 31 And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily [sacrifice], and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.
• Luke 21:20 : 20 ¶ ‹And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.›
• Rev 1:3 : 3 ¶ Blessed [is] he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time [is] at hand.
• Dan 9:23 : 23 At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew [thee]; for thou [art] greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision.
• Dan 10:12-14 : 12 Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words. 13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia. 14 Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision [is] for [many] days.
• Luke 19:43 : 43 ‹For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,›
• Acts 6:13 : 13 And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
• Heb 2:1 : 1 ¶ Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let [them] slip.
• Acts 21:28 : 28 Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all [men] every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place.
• Rev 3:22 : 22 ‹He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.›
• Ezek 40:4 : 4 And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and set thine heart upon all that I shall shew thee; for to the intent that I might shew [them] unto thee [art] thou brought hither: declare all that thou seest to the house of Israel.