ΡΥΠΑΙΝΕΙΝ, ρυπαινειν
RHYPAINEIN, rhypainein
Sounds Like: roo-PAI-neen
Translations: to defile, to make filthy, to pollute
From the root: ΡΥΠΑΙΝΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means to make something dirty, impure, or defiled. It can refer to physical filth or, more commonly in a religious or moral context, to ritual or moral impurity. It describes the action of rendering something unclean.
Inflection: Infinitive, Present, Active
Strong’s number: G4509 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 24:220
From the same root
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