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Lexicon :: Strong's G3392 - miainō

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μιαίνω
Transliteration
miainō (Key)
Pronunciation
me-ah'-ee-no
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Perhaps a primary verb
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:644,593

Trench's Synonyms: xxxi. μολύνω, μιαίνω.

Strong’s Definitions

μιαίνω miaínō, me-ah'-ee-no; perhaps a primary verb; to sully or taint, i.e. contaminate (ceremonially or morally):—defile.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G3392 in the following manner: defile (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G3392 in the following manner: defile (5x).

  1. to dye with another colour, to stain

  2. to defile, pollute, sully, contaminate, soil

    1. to defile with sins

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μιαίνω miaínō, me-ah'-ee-no; perhaps a primary verb; to sully or taint, i.e. contaminate (ceremonially or morally):—defile.
STRONGS G3392:
μιαίνω; passive, 1 aorist subjunctive 3 person plural μιανθῶσιν; perfect 3 person singular μεμίανται (unless it be better to take this form as a plural; cf. Krüger, § 33, 3 Anm. 9; Alexander Buttmann (1873) Gram. § 101 Anm. 7; Ausf. Spr. § 101 Anm. 13; Buttmann, 41 (36); (Winer's Grammar, § 58, 6 b. β.)), participle μεμιασμενος (Titus 1:15 R G) and μειαμμενος (ibid. L T Tr WH; also Wis. 7:25; Tobit 2:9; Josephus, b. j. 4, 5, 2 edition, Bekker; cf. Matthiae, i., p. 415; Krüger, § 40, under the word; Lob. ad Phryn., p. 35; Otto on Theophil. ad Autol. 1, 1, p. 2f; (Veitch, under the word)); from Homer down;
1. to dye with another color, to stain: ἐλέφαντα φοίνικι, Homer Iliad 4, 141.
2. to defile, pollute, sully, contaminate, soil (the Sept. often for טִמֵּא): in a physical and a moral sense, σάρκα (of licentiousness), Jude 1:8; in a moral sense, τόν συνείδησιν, τόν νοῦν, passive Titus 1:15; absolutely, to defile with sin, passive ibid. and in Hebrews 12:15; for הֶחֱטִיא, Deuteronomy 24:6(4); in a ritual sense, of men, passive John 18:28 (Leviticus 22:5, 8; Numbers 19:13, 20; Tobit 2:9).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Leviticus
22:5; 22:8
Numbers
19:13; 19:20
Deuteronomy
24:6
John
18:28
Titus
1:15; 1:15
Hebrews
12:15
Jude
1:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3392 matches the Greek μιαίνω (miainō),
which occurs 110 times in 100 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 34:5–Deu 21:23)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:5 - Soon Jacob heard that Shechem had defiled his daughter, Dinah. But since his sons were out in the fields herding his livestock, he said nothing until they returned.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:13 - But since Shechem had defiled their sister, Dinah, Jacob’s sons responded deceitfully to Shechem and his father, Hamor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:27 - Meanwhile, the rest of Jacob’s sons arrived. Finding the men slaughtered, they plundered the town because their sister had been defiled there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:4 - But you are as unruly as a flood,
and you will be first no longer.
For you went to bed with my wife;
you defiled my marriage couch.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:25 - If you use stones to build my altar, use only natural, uncut stones. Do not shape the stones with a tool, for that would make the altar unfit for holy use.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:3 - “Or suppose you unknowingly touch something that makes a person unclean. When you realize what you have done, you must admit your guilt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:24 - “The following creatures will make you ceremonially unclean. If any of you touch their carcasses, you will be defiled until evening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:43 - Do not defile yourselves by touching them. You must not make yourselves ceremonially unclean because of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:44

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:44 - For I am the LORD your God. You must consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy. So do not defile yourselves with any of these small animals that scurry along the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:3 - The priest will examine the affected area of the skin. If the hair in the affected area has turned white and the problem appears to be more than skin-deep, it is a serious skin disease, and the priest who examines it must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:8 - If the priest finds that the rash has spread, he must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean, for it is indeed a skin disease.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:11 - it is a chronic skin disease, and the priest must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean. In such cases the person need not be quarantined, for it is obvious that the skin is defiled by the disease.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:14 - But if any open sores appear, the infected person will be pronounced ceremonially unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:15 - The priest must make this pronouncement as soon as he sees an open sore, since open sores indicate the presence of a skin disease.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:20 - If the priest examines it and finds it to be more than skin-deep, and if the hair in the affected area has turned white, the priest must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean. The boil has become a serious skin disease.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:22 - If during that time the affected area spreads on the skin, the priest must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean, because it is a serious disease.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:25 - the priest must examine it. If he finds that the hair in the affected area has turned white and the problem appears to be more than skin-deep, a skin disease has broken out in the burn. The priest must then pronounce the person ceremonially unclean, for it is clearly a serious skin disease.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:27 - On the seventh day the priest must examine the person again. If the affected area has spread on the skin, the priest must pronounce that person ceremonially unclean, for it is clearly a serious skin disease.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:30 - the priest must examine it. If he finds it is more than skin-deep and has fine yellow hair on it, the priest must pronounce the person ceremonially unclean. It is a scabby sore of the head or chin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:44

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:44 - the man is indeed infected with a skin disease and is unclean. The priest must pronounce him ceremonially unclean because of the sore on his head.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:59

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:59 - “These are the instructions for dealing with mildew that contaminates woolen or linen clothing or fabric or anything made of leather. This is how the priest will determine whether these items are ceremonially clean or unclean.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:31 - “This is how you will guard the people of Israel from ceremonial uncleanness. Otherwise they would die, for their impurity would defile my Tabernacle that stands among them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:32 - These are the instructions for dealing with anyone who has a bodily discharge—a man who is unclean because of an emission of semen

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 18:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:24 - “Do not defile yourselves in any of these ways, for the people I am driving out before you have defiled themselves in all these ways.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 18:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:25 - Because the entire land has become defiled, I am punishing the people who live there. I will cause the land to vomit them out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 18:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:27 - “All these detestable activities are practiced by the people of the land where I am taking you, and this is how the land has become defiled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 18:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:28 - So do not defile the land and give it a reason to vomit you out, as it will vomit out the people who live there now.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 18:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:30 - So obey my instructions, and do not defile yourselves by committing any of these detestable practices that were committed by the people who lived in the land before you. I am the LORD your God.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:3 - I myself will turn against them and cut them off from the community, because they have defiled my sanctuary and brought shame on my holy name by offering their children to Molech.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 21:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:1 - The LORD said to Moses, “Give the following instructions to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
“A priest must not make himself ceremonially unclean by touching the dead body of a relative.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:3 - or his virgin sister who depends on him because she has no husband.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 21:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:4 - But a priest must not defile himself and make himself unclean for someone who is related to him only by marriage.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 21:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:11 - He must not defile himself by going near a dead body. He may not make himself ceremonially unclean even for his father or mother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:5 - or by touching a small animal that is unclean, or by touching someone who is ceremonially unclean for any reason.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:8 - He may not eat an animal that has died a natural death or has been torn apart by wild animals, for this would defile him. I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:3 - This command applies to men and women alike. Remove them so they will not defile the camp in which I live among them.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:13 - and has sex with another man, but neither her husband nor anyone else knows about it. She has defiled herself, even though there was no witness and she was not caught in the act.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:14 - If her husband becomes jealous and is suspicious of his wife and needs to know whether or not she has defiled herself,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:19 - The priest will then put the woman under oath and say to her, ‘If no other man has had sex with you, and you have not gone astray and defiled yourself while under your husband’s authority, may you be immune from the effects of this bitter water that brings on the curse.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:20 - But if you have gone astray by being unfaithful to your husband, and have defiled yourself by having sex with another man—’

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:27 - If she has defiled herself by being unfaithful to her husband, the water that brings on the curse will cause bitter suffering. Her abdomen will swell and her womb will shrink,[fn] and her name will become a curse among her people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:28

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:28 - But if she has not defiled herself and is pure, then she will be unharmed and will still be able to have children.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:29 - “This is the ritual law for dealing with suspicion. If a woman goes astray and defiles herself while under her husband’s authority,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:7 - Even if the dead person is their own father, mother, brother, or sister, they must not defile themselves, for the hair on their head is the symbol of their separation to God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:9 - “If someone falls dead beside them, the hair they have dedicated will be defiled. They must wait for seven days and then shave their heads. Then they will be cleansed from their defilement.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:12 - The days of their vow that were completed before their defilement no longer count. They must rededicate themselves to the LORD as a Nazirite for the full term of their vow, and each must bring a one-year-old male lamb for a guilt offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 19:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:13 - All those who touch a dead body and do not purify themselves in the proper way defile the LORD’s Tabernacle, and they will be cut off from the community of Israel. Since the water of purification was not sprinkled on them, their defilement continues.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 19:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:20 - “But those who become defiled and do not purify themselves will be cut off from the community, for they have defiled the sanctuary of the LORD. Since the water of purification has not been sprinkled on them, they remain defiled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 35:34

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:34 - You must not defile the land where you live, for I live there myself. I am the LORD, who lives among the people of Israel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:23 - the body must not remain hanging from the tree overnight. You must bury the body that same day, for anyone who is hung[fn] is cursed in the sight of God. In this way, you will prevent the defilement of the land the LORD your God is giving you as your special possession.

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