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SBL Greek New Testament

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Mark 13

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mark.13.m13Desolation

τὸ βδέλυγμα τῆς ἐρημώσεως

ALLUSIONCULTURETRANSLATIONmoderate confidence

How should Daniel’s phrase be rendered?

The expression names a detestable thing or person that causes desecration and desolation.

Why this default

‘The abomination of desolation’ is default because it preserves Daniel’s recognized scriptural phrase and leaves open whether the referent is an object, person, or event. ‘The detestable thing that desolates’ explains the construction but closes part of its allusive resonance.

Evidence

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Project defaultthe abomination of desolation

Project default · scriptural phrase

Alternativethe detestable thing that desolates

Meaning exposed

Alternativethe desecrating abomination

Temple effect

Reference roleStandardized inspectable reference; manuscript forks are independently reopened.

Revision historyNo decision-level revision has been recorded since the provenance ledger was introduced.

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