Greek · Strong's G3435
μολύνω
molynomol-oo'-no
to soil (figuratively)
1890 spelling: molýnō
- μ40
- ο70
- λ30
- υ400
- ν50
- ω800
Isopsephy 1,390
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
to soil (figuratively)
Rendered in the KJV as
defile.
- 3occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- ἐμόλυναν1
- ἐμολύνθησαν,1
- μολύνεται.1
How it is rendered · 3
- it is defiled.1
- soiled1
- was defiled,1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person plural1
- verb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 3rd person plural1
- verb · present passive, statement · 3rd person singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-AAI-3P · 1
- V-API-3P · 1
- V-PPI-3S · 1
All 3, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Revelation2 occurrences
- Revelation 3:4ἐμόλυνανemolunanverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person pluralBut you do have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments, and because they are worthy, they will walk with Me in white.here: soiled
- Revelation 14:4ἐμολύνθησαν,emolunthēsanverb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 3rd person pluralThese are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They have been redeemed from among men as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.here: was defiled,