Strong’s G3392 · Greek
μιαίνω
miaínō · me-ah'-ee-no
Origin perhaps a primary verb;
Meaning to sully or taint, i.e. contaminate (ceremonially or morally)
In the King James Version defile.
In 4 verses of the King James Version
- John 18:28Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.
- Titus 1:15Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.
- Hebrews 12:15Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
- Jude 1:8Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.