2001 Translation

BEBĒLŌSIS, bebēlōsis

Sounds Like: beh-bee-LOH-sis

Translations: profanation, defilement, desecration

From the root: ΒΕΒΗΛΩΣΙΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This noun refers to the act of profaning, defiling, or desecrating something sacred or holy. It describes the process or result of making something common or unholy, often by treating it with disrespect or by introducing something impure. It implies a violation of sacred boundaries or a degradation of what is considered pure.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Feminine

Strong’s number: G952 (Lookup on BibleHub)

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From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΒΕΒΗΛΩΣΙΣ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ΒΕΒΗΛΩΣΕΙ — (to) defilement, (to) profanation, a defilement, a profanation
• ΒΕΒΗΛΩΣΙ — defilement, profanation, pollution, an act of defiling, (to) defilement, (to) profanation, (to) pollution
• ΒΕΒΗΛΩΣΙΝ — desecration, profanation, a desecration, a profanation

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