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Name of God’s Son

ΒΕΒΗΛΩΣΑΙ, βεβηλωσαι

BEBĒLŌSAI, bebēlōsai

Sounds Like: beh-bee-LOH-sai

Translations: to profane, to defile, to desecrate

From the root: ΒΕΒΗΛΟΩ

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This word means to make something unholy or common, to treat something sacred as if it were ordinary or impure. It is often used in the context of religious or moral defilement, indicating an act that pollutes or renders something unfit for sacred use. For example, one might profane a temple or a holy day.

Inflection: Aorist, Active, Infinitive

Strong’s number: G0953 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Codex Sinaiticus
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

From the same root

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