verb
miainimō
Greekμιαίνω (miainō)
Strong’sG3392
I stain, pollute, defile
stem miain-5 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
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.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| miainalōμιαίνουσιν | happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural | defile | 1× |
| miainitēμεμίανται | has happened · he/she/itperfect passive indicative 3rd person singular | defiled | 1× |
| miainileiaμιανθῶσιν | happened · theyaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person plural | defiled | 2× |
| miainirētoiμεμιαμμένοις | has happened · to, forperfect 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 | miainamō | miainame | miainami | miainama | miainamē | miainamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | miainasō | miainase | miainasi | miainasa | miainasē | miainaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | miainatō | miainate | miainati | miainata | miainatē | miainatelē |
| we 1st person plural | miainanō | miainane | miainani | miainana | miainanē | miainanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | miainavō | miainave | miainavi | miainava | miainavē | miainavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | miainalō1×μιαίνουσιν | miainale | miainali | miainala | miainalē | miainalelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | miainimō | miainime | miainimi | miainima | miainimē | miainimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | miainisō | miainise | miainisi | miainisa | miainisē | miainiselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | miainitō | miainite | miainiti | miainita | miainitē1×μεμίανται | miainitelē |
| we 1st person plural | miaininō | miainine | miainini | miainina | miaininē | miaininelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | miainivō | miainive | miainivi | miainiva | miainivē | miainivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | miainilō | miainile | miainili | miainila | miainilē | miainilelē |
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 | miainameiō | miainameia | miainameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | miainaseiō | miainaseia | miainaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | miainateiō | miainateia | miainateiē |
| we 1st person plural | miainaneiō | miainaneia | miainaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | miainaveiō | miainaveia | miainaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | miainaleiō | miainaleia | miainaleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | miainimeiō | miainimeia | miainimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | miainiseiō | miainiseia | miainiseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | miainiteiō | miainiteia | miainiteiē |
| we 1st person plural | miainineiō | miainineia | miainineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | miainiveiō | miainiveia | miainiveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | miainileiō | miainileia2×μιανθῶσιν | miainileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | miainasōr | miainasar | miainasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | miainatōr | miainatar | miainatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | miainavōr | miainavar | miainavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | miainalōr | miainalar | miainalēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | miainisōr | miainisar | miainisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | miainitōr | miainitar | miainitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | miainivōr | miainivar | miainivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | miainilōr | miainilar | miainilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | miainamoiō | miainamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | miainasoiō | miainasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | miainatoiō | miainatoia |
| we 1st person plural | miainanoiō | miainanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | miainavoiō | miainavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | miainaloiō | miainaloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | miainimoiō | miainimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | miainisoiō | miainisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | miainitoiō | miainitoia |
| we 1st person plural | miaininoiō | miaininoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | miainivoiō | miainivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | miainiloiō | miainiloia |
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 | miainarō | miainari | miainara | miainarē |
| acted on passive voice | miainirō | miainiri | miainira | miainirē |
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 | miainarōtos | miainaritos | miainaratos | miainarētos |
| acted on passive voice | miainirōtos | miainiritos | miainiratos | miainirētos1× |
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
miain 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
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
miainalō“defile”happening now · theypresent active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Jude 1:8“defile”Homoiōs mentoi kai houtois enupniazerōtois sarxan men miainalō, kuriotan de athetalō, doxain de blasfēmalō.Yet in the same way these dreamers defile their bodies, reject authority, and slander glorious beings.
miainitē“defiled”has happened · he/she/itperfect passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
Titus 1:15“defiled”panteim kathareim toi katharoi; toi de miainirētoi kai apistoi oudenem katharem, alla miainitē autoiu kai tos nouos kai tas suneidēsias.To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.
miainileia“defiled”happened · theyaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person plural2×
John 18:28“defiled”Agalō oun ton Iēsun apo tou Kaiafaou eis tem praitōriem; ate de prōi; kai autois ouk eiserchala eis tem praitōriem, hina mē miainileia alla esthialeia tem pascha.Then they led Jesus away from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. By now it was early morning, and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium, to avoid being defiled and unable to eat the Passover.
Hebrews 12:15“defiled”episkoparōtois mē tinos husterarōtos apo tau chariau tou theou, mē tinas rizas pikriau anō fuarōtas enochlateiō kai dia autau miainileia 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.
miainirētoi“defiled”has happened · to, forperfect passive participle dative plural masculine1×
Titus 1:15“defiled”panteim kathareim toi katharoi; toi de miainirētoi kai apistoi oudenem katharem, alla miainitē autoiu kai tos nouos kai tas suneidēsias.To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.