Strong's Lexicon
G4695 — σπιλόω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4695 |
|---|---|
| Word: | σπιλόω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G4696 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | spiloo |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | spee-loh'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. to stain or soil {literally or figuratively} |
| KJV Renderings: | defile, spot |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
σπιλόω, σπίλω; perfect passive participle ἐσπιλωμενος; (σπίλος); to defile, spot: τί, Jas 3:6; Jud 1:23. (Dionysius Halicarnassus, Lucian, Heliodorus; the Sept..)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
σπιλόω (defile)
James 3:6
- KJV: And the tongue a fire a world of iniquity so is the tongue among our members that it defileth the whole body and setteth on fire the course of nature and it is set on fire of hell
- GK: και η γλώσσα πυρ ο κόσμος της αδικίας ούτως η γλώσσα καθίσταται εν τοις μέλεσιν υμών η σπιλούσα όλον το σώμα και φλογίζουσα τον τροχόν της γενέσεως και φλογίζομενη υπό της γεέννης
Jude 1:23
- KJV: And others save with fear pulling out of the fire hating even the garment spotted by the flesh
- GK: ους δε εν φοβω σώζετε εκ του πυρός αρπάζοντες μισούντες και τον από της σαρκός εσπιλωμένον χιτώνα
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