μιαίνω miainō · G3392

to stain

μιαίνω ; [in LXX chiefly for טָמֵא ; ] ; 1. to dye or stain. ; 2. to stain, defile, soil; (a) in physical sense; (b) in moral sense : Tit.1:15, Heb.12:15, Ju 8; (with) in ritual sense (cf. Lev.22:5, al.): Jhn.18:28.†; SYN.: μολύνω, to besmear, which also differs from μ. in that it is never used, as μ. in its primary meaning, in an honourable sense (cf. Tr., Syn., § xxxi) (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

μῐαίνω, ; future μιᾰνῶ []; 3rd.pers. singular μιᾰνεῖ []: aorist ἐμίηνα []; participle μιάνας []: perfect μεμίαγκα []:—middle, aorist ἐμιήνατο []:—passive, future μιανθήσομαι []aorist ἐμιάνθην, Epic dialect μιάνθην (see. below): perfect μεμίασμαι[]; 3rd.pers. singular μεμίανται [] (but 3rd.pers. plural, []; infinitive μεμιάνθαι []aorist 2 passive ἐμίᾱν in 3rd.pers. singular subjunctive μιᾷ []future passive μιᾱσέω in 3rd.pers. singular indicative μιᾱσεῖ[] 164:—stain, dye, ὡς δ᾽ ὅτε τίς τ᾽ …

Where it's used 5 times

John 18:28 · Titus 1:15 · Hebrews 12:15 · Jude 1:8 … and 1 more

Source: TBESG G3392; TFLSJ G3392

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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