Strong's Greek · G3392

μιαίνω

miaínō

defile

Definition

to sully or taint, i.e. contaminate (ceremonially or morally)

Derivation

perhaps a primary verb;

Appears 5 times in Scripture

Hebrews 12:15

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.

Titus 1:15

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.

John 18:28

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.

Jude 1:8

Yet in the same way these dreamers defile their bodies, reject authority, and slander glorious beings.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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