ΒΕΒΗΛΟΝ, βεβηλον
BEBĒLON, bebēlon
Sounds Like: beh-BEE-lon
Translations: profane, unholy, common, defiled, a profane thing, a common thing
From the root: ΒΕΒΗΛΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something that is unholy, common, or defiled, often in contrast to what is sacred or set apart. It can refer to places, objects, or practices that are not consecrated or are considered impure. It is used to describe something that has been desecrated or made ordinary.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G0952 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΒΕΒΗΛΟΣ.
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.
- ΑΒΕΒΗΛΟΝ — unhallowed, unprofaned, not profane, an unhallowed thing
- ΒΕΒΗΛΑ — profane, unholy, common, defiled
- ΒΕΒΗΛΕ — profane, unholy, common, unhallowed
- ΒΕΒΗΛΟΙ — profane, unholy, common, unhallowed, godless
- ΒΕΒΗΛΟΙΣ — profane, unholy, common, godless
- ΒΕΒΗΛΟΣ — profane, unhallowed, common, unholy, godless
- ΒΕΒΗΛΟΥΣ — profane, unholy, common, unhallowed
- ΒΕΒΗΛΩΝ — of the profane, of the unholy, of the common, of the defiled
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