Greek · Strong's G3392
μιαίνω
miainome-ah'-ee-no
to sully or taint, i.e. contaminate (ceremonially or morally)
1890 spelling: miaínō
- μ40
- ι10
- α1
- ι10
- ν50
- ω800
Isopsephy 911
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to sully or taint, i.e. contaminate (ceremonially or morally)
Rendered in the KJV as
defile.
- 5occurrencesin the New Testament
- 4 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- μιανθῶσιν2
- μεμιαμμένοις1
- μεμίανται1
- μιαίνουσιν,1
How it is rendered · 5
- defile,1
- defiled1
- have been defiled1
- may be defiled1
- they may be defiled1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- verb · aorist (simple past) passive, subjunctive · 3rd person plural2
- verb · present active, statement · 3rd person plural1
- verb · perfect (done, and it stands) passive, statement · 3rd person singular1
- verb · perfect (done, and it stands) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · dative (“to / for”) · masculine plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-APS-3P · 2
- V-PAI-3P · 1
- V-RPI-3S · 1
- V-RPP-DPM · 1
All 5, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Titus2 occurrences
- Titus 1:15μεμιαμμένοιςmemiammenoisverb · perfect (done, and it stands) passive, participle (“the one who…”) · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluralTo the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.here: defiled
- Titus 1:15μεμίανταιmemiantaiverb · perfect (done, and it stands) passive, statement · 3rd person singularTo the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.here: have been defiled