verb
bebēlamō
Greekβεβηλόω (bebēloō)
Strong’sG953
I profane
stem bebēl-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† βεβηλόω, -ῶ
(< βέβηλος), [in LXX chiefly for חלל;]
SYN.: κοινόω, q.v.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G953 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidbeb-ay-lo'-o
to desecrate
Fromfrom G952;
King Jamesprofane.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| bebēlalōβεβηλοῦσιν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | break | 1× |
| bebēlaraβεβηλῶσαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | desecrate | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | bebēlamō | bebēlame | bebēlami | bebēlama | bebēlamē | bebēlamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | bebēlasō | bebēlase | bebēlasi | bebēlasa | bebēlasē | bebēlaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | bebēlatō | bebēlate | bebēlati | bebēlata | bebēlatē | bebēlatelē |
| we 1st person plural | bebēlanō | bebēlane | bebēlani | bebēlana | bebēlanē | bebēlanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | bebēlavō | bebēlave | bebēlavi | bebēlava | bebēlavē | bebēlavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | bebēlalō1×βεβηλοῦσιν | bebēlale | bebēlali | bebēlala | bebēlalē | bebēlalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | bebēlameiō | bebēlameia | bebēlameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | bebēlaseiō | bebēlaseia | bebēlaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | bebēlateiō | bebēlateia | bebēlateiē |
| we 1st person plural | bebēlaneiō | bebēlaneia | bebēlaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | bebēlaveiō | bebēlaveia | bebēlaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | bebēlaleiō | bebēlaleia | bebēlaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | bebēlasōr | bebēlasar | bebēlasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | bebēlatōr | bebēlatar | bebēlatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | bebēlavōr | bebēlavar | bebēlavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | bebēlalōr | bebēlalar | bebēlalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | bebēlamoiō | bebēlamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | bebēlasoiō | bebēlasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | bebēlatoiō | bebēlatoia |
| we 1st person plural | bebēlanoiō | bebēlanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | bebēlavoiō | bebēlavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | bebēlaloiō | bebēlaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | bebēlarō | bebēlari | bebēlara1×βεβηλῶσαι | bebēlarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | bebēlarōtos | bebēlaritos | bebēlaratos | bebēlarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
bebēl is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
bebēlalō“break”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Matthew 12:5“break”ē ouk anaginōskava en to nomo hoti tei sabbatei tois hierevois en te hiere tem sabbatem bebēlalō kai anaitiois alō?Or haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent?
bebēlara“desecrate”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Acts 24:6“desecrate”hos kai tem hierem peirazata bebēlara, hon kai kratana,and he even tried to desecrate the temple; so we seized him.