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verb

bebēlamō

Greekβεβηλόω (bebēloō)

Strong’sG953

I profane

stem bebēl-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur

Translated as

breakdesecrate

What it means

βεβηλόω, -ῶ

(< βέβηλος), [in LXX chiefly for חלל;]

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

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 itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
bebēlalōβεβηλοῦσινhappening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person pluralbreak
bebēlaraβεβηλῶσαιhappened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitivedesecrate

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 personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularbebēlamōbebēlamebebēlamibebēlamabebēlamēbebēlamelē
you 2nd person singularbebēlasōbebēlasebebēlasibebēlasabebēlasēbebēlaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularbebēlatōbebēlatebebēlatibebēlatabebēlatēbebēlatelē
we 1st person pluralbebēlanōbebēlanebebēlanibebēlanabebēlanēbebēlanelē
ye 2nd person pluralbebēlavōbebēlavebebēlavibebēlavabebēlavēbebēlavelē
they 3rd person pluralbebēlalōβεβηλοῦσινbebēlalebebēlalibebēlalabebēlalēbebēlalelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularbebēlameiōbebēlameiabebēlameiē
you 2nd person singularbebēlaseiōbebēlaseiabebēlaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularbebēlateiōbebēlateiabebēlateiē
we 1st person pluralbebēlaneiōbebēlaneiabebēlaneiē
ye 2nd person pluralbebēlaveiōbebēlaveiabebēlaveiē
they 3rd person pluralbebēlaleiōbebēlaleiabebēlaleiē
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularbebēlasōrbebēlasarbebēlasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularbebēlatōrbebēlatarbebēlatēr
ye 2nd person pluralbebēlavōrbebēlavarbebēlavēr
they 3rd person pluralbebēlalōrbebēlalarbebēlalēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularbebēlamoiōbebēlamoia
you 2nd person singularbebēlasoiōbebēlasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularbebēlatoiōbebēlatoia
we 1st person pluralbebēlanoiōbebēlanoia
ye 2nd person pluralbebēlavoiōbebēlavoia
they 3rd person pluralbebēlaloiōbebēlaloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicebebēlarōbebēlaribebēlaraβεβηλῶσαιbebēlarē
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicebebēlarōtosbebēlaritosbebēlaratosbebēlarētos

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
bebēlstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvlwho person+eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+tthen it declines+ogender+sits job in the sentence case

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

bebēlos — βέβηλος, profane, secular, unspiritual, godless, worldly

Where it appears

2 occurrences, every one of them listed

bebēlalō“break”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural

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 infinitive

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.