verb
mianomō
Strong’sG3392
I stain, pollute, defile
stem mian-5 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
μιαίνω,
[in LXX chiefly for טָמֵא;]
SYN.: μολύνω, to besmear, which also differs from μ. in that it is never used, as μ. in its primary meaning, in an honourable sense (cf. Tr., Syn., § xxxi).
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3392 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidme-ah'-ee-no
to sully or taint, i.e. contaminate (ceremonially or morally)
Fromperhaps a primary verb;
King Jamesdefile.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
future μιᾰνῶ Refs 5th c.BC+; 3rd.pers. singular μιᾰνεῖ LXX: aorist ἐμίηνα LXX+8th c.BC+; participle μιάνας Refs 6th c.BC+: perfect μεμίαγκα Refs 1st c.AD+:—middle, aorist ἐμιήνατο Refs 4th c.AD+:—passive, future μιανθήσομαι Refs 5th c.BC+aorist ἐμιάνθην, Epic dialect μιάνθην (see. below): perfect μεμίασμαιLXX+2nd c.AD+; 3rd.pers. singular μεμίανται Refs 3rd c.AD+ (but 3rd.pers. plural, Refs 3rd c.BC+; infinitive μεμιάνθαι Refs 1st c.BC+aorist 2 passive ἐμίᾱν in 3rd.pers. singular subjunctive μιᾷ Refsfuture passive μιᾱσέω in 3rd.pers. singular indicative μιᾱσεῖRefs 164:—stain, dye, ὡς δ᾽ ὅτε τίς τ᾽ ἐλέφαντα γυνὴ φοίνικι μιήνῃ Refs 8th c.BC+
2 stain, sully, μιάνθησαν ἔθειραι αἵματι καὶ κονίῃσι Refs 8th c.BC+
3 frequently of moral pollution, taint, defile, Refs 5th c.BC+ [same place], etc.; κλέος Sol.[same place], Refs 5th c.BC+; τὰ ἱερά, τὸ θεῖον, Refs 5th c.BC+; dishonour a woman, LXX:— passive, incur defilement, Refs 5th c.BC+; of ritual defilement in funeral rites, Refs
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| mianalōμιαίνουσιν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | defile | 1× |
| mianotēμεμίανται | has happened · he/she/itperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | defiled | 1× |
| mianileiaμιανθῶσιν | happened · theyaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person plural | defiled | 2× |
| mianorēntoiμεμιαμμένοις | has happened · to, forperfect middle or passive participle dative plural masculine | defiled | 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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mianamō | mianame | mianami | mianama | mianamē | mianamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | mianasō | mianase | mianasi | mianasa | mianasē | mianaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mianatō | mianate | mianati | mianata | mianatē | mianatelē |
| we 1st person plural | miananō | mianane | mianani | mianana | miananē | miananelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | mianavō | mianave | mianavi | mianava | mianavē | mianavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | mianalō1×μιαίνουσιν | mianale | mianali | mianala | mianalē | mianalelē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mianomō | mianome | mianomē | mianomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | mianosō | mianose | mianosē | mianoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mianotō | mianote | mianotē1×μεμίανται | mianotelē |
| we 1st person plural | mianonō | mianone | mianonē | mianonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | mianovō | mianove | mianovē | mianovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | mianolō | mianole | mianolē | mianolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mianimi | mianima |
| you 2nd person singular | mianisi | mianisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mianiti | mianita |
| we 1st person plural | mianini | mianina |
| ye 2nd person plural | mianivi | mianiva |
| they 3rd person plural | mianili | mianila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 2 occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mianameiō | mianameia | mianameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | mianaseiō | mianaseia | mianaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mianateiō | mianateia | mianateiē |
| we 1st person plural | miananeiō | miananeia | miananeiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | mianaveiō | mianaveia | mianaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | mianaleiō | mianaleia | mianaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mianomeiō | mianomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | mianoseiō | mianoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mianoteiō | mianoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | mianoneiō | mianoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | mianoveiō | mianoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | mianoleiō | mianoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mianimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | mianiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mianiteia |
| we 1st person plural | mianineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | mianiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | mianileia2×μιανθῶσιν |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | mianasōr | mianasar | mianasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mianatōr | mianatar | mianatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | mianavōr | mianavar | mianavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | mianalōr | mianalar | mianalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | mianosōr | mianosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mianotōr | mianotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | mianovōr | mianovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | mianolōr | mianolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | mianisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mianitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | mianivar |
| they 3rd person plural | mianilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mianamoiō | mianamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | mianasoiō | mianasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mianatoiō | mianatoia |
| we 1st person plural | miananoiō | miananoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | mianavoiō | mianavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | mianaloiō | mianaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mianomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | mianosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mianotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | mianonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | mianovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | mianoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | mianimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | mianisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | mianitoia |
| we 1st person plural | mianinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | mianivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | mianiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | mianarō | mianari | mianara | mianarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | mianorō | mianorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | mianiri | mianira |
Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | mianarōntos | mianarintos | mianarantos | mianarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | mianorōntos | mianorēntos1× | ||
| acted on passive voice | mianirintos | mianirantos |
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
mian 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
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
mianalō“defile”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Jude 1:8… mentoi kai houtois enupniazorōntois sarkan men mianalō, kuriotan de athetalō, doxain de blasfēmalō.… in the same way these dreamers defile their bodies, reject authority, and slander …
mianotē“defiled”has happened · he/she/itperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Titus 1:15… mianorēntoi kai apistoi oudenem katharem, alla mianotē autoiu kai tos nouos kai tas …… their minds and their consciences are defiled.
mianileia“defiled”happened · theyaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person plural2×
John 18:28… eiserchala eis tem praitōriem, hina mē mianileia alla esthialeia tem pascha.… enter the Praetorium, to avoid being defiled and unable to eat the Passover.
Hebrews 12:15“defiled”… anō fuarōntas enochlateiō kai dia autau mianileia pollois,See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.
mianorēntoi“defiled”has happened · to, forperfect middle or passive participle dative plural masculine1×
Titus 1:15panteim kathareim toi katharoi; toi de mianorēntoi kai apistoi oudenem katharem, alla mianotē …… things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed …