μιαίνω
miainō
μιαίνω
[in LXX chiefly for טָמֵא ;]
1. to dye or stain.
2. to stain, defile, soil;
(a) in physical sense;
(b) in moral sense : Tit.1:15, Heb.12:15, Ju 8;
(c) in ritual sense (cf. Lev.22:5, al.): Jhn.18:28.†
SYN.: μολύνω, to besmear, which also differs from μ. in that it is never used, as μ. in its primary meaning, in an honourable sense (cf. Tr., Syn., § xxxi) (AS)
Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)
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Concordance 4 verses
- John 18:28 μιανθῶσιν
Then they led Jesus away from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. By now it was early morning, and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium, to avoid being defiled and unable to eat the Passover.
- Titus 1:15 μεμιαμμένοιςμεμίανται
To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.
- Hebrews 12:15 μιανθῶσιν
See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.
- Jude 1:8 μιαίνουσιν
Yet in the same way these dreamers defile their bodies, reject authority, and slander glorious beings.
