μιαίνω
miaínō
“to sully or taint, i.e. contaminate (ceremonially or morally)”
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Definition
From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary
Strong’s Definition
to sully or taint, i.e. contaminate (ceremonially or morally)
Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary
pr. to tinge, dye, stain; to pollute, defile, ceremonially, Jn. 18:28; to corrupt, deprave, Tit. 1:15 (2x); Heb. 12:15; Jude 8*
Translated in KJV as
defile
Etymology
perhaps a primary verb;
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