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Lexicon :: Strong's G3435 - molynō

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μολύνω
Transliteration
molynō (Key)
Pronunciation
mol-oo'-no
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from μέλας (G3189)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:736,606

Trench's Synonyms: xxxi. μολύνω, μιαίνω.

Strong’s Definitions

μολύνω molýnō, mol-oo'-no; probably from G3189; to soil (figuratively):—defile.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G3435 in the following manner: defile (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G3435 in the following manner: defile (3x).

  1. to pollute, stain, contaminate, defile

    1. used in NT of those who have not kept themselves pure from the defilements of sin, who have soiled themselves by fornication and adultery

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μολύνω molýnō, mol-oo'-no; probably from G3189; to soil (figuratively):—defile.
STRONGS G3435:
μολύνω: 1 aorist active ἐμόλυνα; passive present μολύνομαι; 1 aorist ἐμολυνθην; from Aristophanes down; to pollute, stain, contaminate, defile; in the N. T. used only in symbolic and figurative discourse: οὐκ ἐμόλυναν τά ἱμάτια αὐτῶν, of those who have kept themselves pure from the defilement of sin, Revelation 3:4 (cf. Zechariah 3:3f); μετά γυναικῶν οὐκ ἐμολύνθησαν, who have not soiled themselves by fornication and adultery, Revelation 14:4; ἡ συνείδησις μολύνεται, of a conscience reproached (defiled) by sin, 1 Corinthians 8:7 (inexplebili quodam laedendi proposito conscientiam polluebat, Ammianus Marcellinus 15, 2; opposed to καθαρά συνείδησις, 1 Timothy 3:9; 2 Timothy 1:3; μολύνειν τήν ψυχήν, Sir. 21:28; but see μιαίνω, 2). (Synonym: see μιαίνω, at the end.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Zechariah
3:3
1 Corinthians
8:7
1 Timothy
3:9
2 Timothy
1:3
Revelation
3:4; 14:4

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3435 matches the Greek μολύνω (molynō),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:31 - So they took Joseph's tunic, killed a young goat, and dipped the tunic in the blood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:3 - "I have already taken off my robe - must I put it on again? I have already washed my feet - must I soil them again?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:3 - For your hands are stained with blood and your fingers with sin; your lips speak lies, your tongue utters malicious words.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:4 - They sit among the tombs and keep watch all night long. They eat pork, and broth from unclean sacrificial meat is in their pans.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:10 - Many foreign rulers will ruin the land where I planted my people. They will trample all over my chosen land. They will turn my beautiful land into a desolate wasteland.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:11 - Moreover, the LORD says, "Both the prophets and priests are godless. I have even found them doing evil in my temple!

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:14 - They wander blindly through the streets, defiled by the blood they shed, while no one dares to touch their garments. ס (Samek)

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:17 - All of their hands will hang limp; their knees will be wet with urine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:7 - When they ask you, 'Why are you groaning?' you will reply, 'Because of the report that has come. Every heart will melt with fear and every hand will be limp; everyone will faint and every knee will be wet with urine.' Pay attention - it is coming and it will happen, declares the sovereign LORD."

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 14:2 - For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to wage war; the city will be taken, its houses plundered, and the women raped. Then half of the city will go into exile, but the remainder of the people will not be taken away.
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