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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 3 times in 3 verses in the TR Greek.

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However, not all people have this knowledge; but some, being accustomed to the idol until now, eat food as if it were sacrificed to an idol; and their conscience, being weak, is defiled G3435.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:4 - ‘But you have a few [fn]people in Sardis who have not soiled G3435 their garments; and they will walk with Me in white, for they are worthy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:4 - These are the ones who have not defiled G3435 themselves with women, for they are celibate. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These have been purchased from mankind as first fruits to God and to the Lamb.
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