Original: μιαίνω

Transliteration: miaínō

Phonetic: me-ah'-ee-no

Short Definition: Defile

- Original: μιαίνω

- Transliteration: Miaino

- Phonetic: me-ah'-ee-no

- Definition:

1. to dye with another colour, to stain

2. to defile, pollute, sully, contaminate, soil

a. to defile with sins

- Origin: perhaps a primary verb

- TDNT entry: 14:44,6

- Part(s) of speech: Verb

- Strong's: Perhaps a primary verb; to sully or taint that is contaminate (ceremonially or morally): - defile.

Cognate: G283, G3393, G3394