Matt. 24:15-28 mws v. 15 βδέλυγμα something that is totally defiling, abomination, pollutant, something that is abhorred because it defiles a sacred place and causes it to be left desolate, the desolating sacrilege of the holy place. ἐρημώσεως state of being made uninhabitable, devastation, destruction ῥηθὲν APPtcpNSA fr. eipon say, speak, used of quotations ἑστὸς PfAPtcpNSA fr. i`sthmi to be at a place, stand there, be there νοείτω PAImp3sg fr. noew perceive, apprehend, understand, gain an insight into, think over with care, consider, take note of cf. 2 Tim 2:7 v. 16 φευγέτωσαν PAImp3pl fr. feugw seek safety in flight, flee, cf. 2:13, 10:23 v. 17 δώματος level surface of flat roof, housetop ἆραι AAInf fr. airw carry away, remove, get something, lift up and take away v. 18 ἐπιστρεψάτω AAImp3sg fr. epistrefw turn around, go back, return to a previous point ὀπίσω behind, to the back
v. 19 οὐαὶ interjection expressing pain or displeasure, with dative of thing concerning which pain is expressed, woe, alas θηλαζούσαις PAPtcpFPD fr. qhlazw to breast feed an infant, nurse v. 20 ἵνα marker of objective, that, weaker than purpose, content and objective of request/prayer marker of content of discourse, particularly when purpose is implied χειμῶνος season of bad weather, winter v. 21 θλῖψις trouble that inflicts distress, oppression, affliction, tribulation, suffering, persecution οἵα pertaining to being similar or belonging to the same class, of such a kind/sort v. 22 ἐσώθη API3sg fr. swzw preserve or rescue from harm, save (from death) ἐκολοβώθησαν API3pl fr. kalobow κολοβωθήσονται FPI3pl fr. kalobow reduce the duration of something, shorten, reduce in extent ἐκλεκτοὺς pertaining to being selected, chosen cf. v. 22, 24, 31; 22:14
v. 23 Ἰδοὺ Prompter of attention, behold, look, see, emphasizes the following statement ὧδε position that is near, in this place πιστεύσητε AAS2pl (funct.as Imp.) fr. pisteuw consider something to be true and therefore worthy of one s trust, believe v. 24 ἐγερθήσονται FPI3pl fr. egeirw to make an appearance, appear, poss. Rise up in hostility against, cf. v. 7, 11 ψευδόχριστοι one who, in lying fashion gives himself out to be the Anointed One, bogus Messiah, false Christ ψευδοπροφῆται one who falsely claims to be a prophet of God, or one who prophesies falsely, false/bogus prophet cf. v. 11 δώσουσιν FAI3pl fr. didwmi to cause something to happen in reference to physical phenomena, produce, make, cause, give, cf. v. 29 σημεῖα an event that is an indication or confirmation of intervention by transcendent powers, miracle, portent, cf. v. 3 worked by satan or his agents to mislead God s people cf. Rev 13:13; 16:14; 19:20 2 Thess 2:9 τέρατα something that astounds because of transcendent association, portent, wonder, in NT always plural and combined with shmeia unusual sign, especially one in the heavens, serving to foretell impending events, portent, sign ὥστε marker of intended result, purpose πλανῆσαι AAInf fr. planaw mislead, deceive, cf. v. 4, 11 cause someone to have a wrong view and be mistaken
δυνατόν pertaining to being possible, cf. Gal 4:15 ἐκλεκτούς. pertaining to being selected, chosen cf. v. 22, 24, 31; 22:14 v. 25 προείρηκα PfAI1sg fr. proeipon to tell beforehand, foretell, proclaim beforehand, warn cf. 1 Th. 3:4 v. 26 ἐξέλθητε AAS2pl fr. exercomai go out ταμείοις room in the interior of a house, inner room, implication of a private room v. 27 ὥσπερ more emphatic marker of similarity between events and states, in the protasis of a comparison, with ou`toj introducing the apodosis, just as ἀστραπὴ lightning illuminating the whole sky ἐξέρχεται PDI3sg fr. exercomai go out ἀνατολῶν the position of the rising sun, east, cf. Mal. 1:11, Zech 8:7, Isa 59:19 φαίνεται PM/PI3sg fr. fainw shine, become visible, appear, cf. v. 30 δυσμῶν going down, setting, i.e. west, of lightning that flashes across the entire sky
v. 28 ἀετοί eagle, vulture συναχθήσονται FPI3pl fr. sunagw bring or call together, gather πτῶμα dead body, corpse