Words the Bible translates as stain
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 5 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- miainōμιαίνωto stainnot studied yet
- molunōμολύνωto defile by besmirching: to soil or stain a person or thing so it is disgracefully dirtied and unfit for holy company
- ga'alגָּאַלto defile by staining: to soil something, most vividly with blood, until it is polluted or unfit for holy use
- spiloōσπιλόωto stainnot studied yet
- spilosσπίλοςa spot or stain: a blemish that mars something otherwise clean, used morally of the corruption that spoils a person or a community
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