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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #953 - βεβηλόω

Transliteration

bebēlóō

Phonetics

beb-ay-lo'-o

Origin

from (G952)

Parts of Speech

verb

TDNT

1:605,104

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

to profane, desecrate

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 2490 ‑ חָלַל (khaw‑lal');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (2)

Matthew 1

Acts 1

BSB (2)

Matthew 1

Acts 1

CSB (2)

Matthew 1

Acts 1

ESV (2)

Matthew 1

Acts 1

KJV (2)

Matthew 1

Acts 1

LEB (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (2)

Matthew 1

Acts 1

N95 (2)

Matthew 1

Acts 1

NAS (2)

Matthew 1

Acts 1

NLT (2)

Matthew 1

Acts 9

WEB (2)

Matthew 1

Acts 1

YLT (2)

Matthew 1

Acts 1

ASV (2)

profane 1

to profane 1

BSB (2)

break 1

to desecrate 1

CSB (2)

desecrate 1

violate 1

ESV (2)

profane 2

KJV (2)

profane 2

LEB (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (2)

break 1

desecrate 1

N95 (2)

break 1

desecrate 1

NAS (2)

desecrate 1

violate 1

NLT (2)

desecrate 1

work 1

WEB (2)

profane 1

to profane 1

YLT (2)

do profane 1

to profane 1

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

V-AAN 1

V-PAI-3P 1

ANT

V-AAN 1

V-PAI-3P 1

BEZ

V-AAN- 1

V-PAI-3P 1

BGB

V-AAN 1

BMT

V-AAN 1

BYZ

V-AAN 1

V-PAI-3P 1

ELZ

V-AAN 1

V-PAI-3P 1

NA26

V-3PAIP 1

V-AAN 1

SBL

V-AAN 1

V-PAI-3P 1

SCV

V-AAN 1

V-PAI-3P 1

STV

V-AAN 1

V-PAI-3P 1

TIS

V-AAN 1

V-PAI-3P 1

V-AAN 1

V-PAI-3P 1

TRG

V-AAN 1

V-PAI-3P 1

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

βεβηλ-όω,

1. profane, τὸ σάββατον LXX Exodus 31:14, Matthew 12:5; τὰ ἀνθρώπινα Jul. Or. 7.228d.

2. pollute, defile, τινά LXX Leviticus 21:9, Hld. 2.25.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

βεβηλόω, βεβηλῶ; 1 aorist ἐβεβηλωσα; (βέβηλος); to profane, desecrate: τό σάββατον, Matthew 12:5; τά ἱερόν, Acts 24:6. (Often in the Sept. for חִלֵּל; Judith 9:8; 1 Macc. 2:12, etc.; Heliodorus 2, 25.)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

† βεβηλόω , -ῶ

(< βέβηλος ),

[in LXX chiefly for H2490;]

to profane: τ . σάββατον , Matthew 12:5; τ . ἱερόν , Acts 24:6 (Cremer, 141).†

SYN.: κοινόω G2840, q.v.

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

List of Word Forms

βεβηλοί βεβηλούν βεβήλουν βεβηλούνται βεβηλούσι βεβηλουσιν βεβηλοῦσιν βεβηλούται βεβηλούτε βεβηλώ βεβηλωθέν βεβηλωθή βεβηλωθήσεται βεβηλωμένην βεβηλών βεβηλωσαι βεβηλώσαι βεβηλῶσαι βεβηλώσει βεβηλώσεις βεβηλώσετε βεβηλώση βεβήλωσιν βεβηλώσουσι βεβηλώσουσιν βεβηλώσω βεβηλώσωσι βεδέκ βεζέκ εβεβηλούμην εβεβήλουν εβεβηλώθη εβεβήλωσαν εβεβήλωσας εβεβηλώσατε εβεβήλωσε εβεβήλωσεν bebelosai bebelôsai bebēlōsai bebēlō̂sai bebelousin bebeloûsin bebēlousin bebēloûsin