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).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- Leviticus
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22:5; 22:8
- Numbers
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19:13; 19:20
- Deuteronomy
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24:6
- John
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18:28
- Titus
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1:15; 1:15
- Hebrews
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12:15
- Jude
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1:8
