verb
molunomō
Strong’sG3435
I soil, stain, pollute, defile
stem molun-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 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.
μολύνω,
[in LXX: Ge 37:31 (טבל), Is 59:3 (גּאל ni.), Za 14:2 (שׁכב ni.), Si 21:28, al.;]
SYN.: μιαίνω, q.v.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3435 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmol-oo'-no
to soil (figuratively)
Fromprobably from G3189;
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 - ῠνῶ LXXaorist ἐμόλῡναLXX: perfect μεμόλυγκα Refs 4th c.AD+:—passive, future μολυνθήσομαι LXXaorist 1 ἐμολύνθηνLXXperfect μεμόλυσμαιLXX+1st c.AD+:—stain, sully, defile, τὴν ὑπήνην Refs 5th c.BC+; simply, sprinkle, ἀλεύρῳ Refs 3rd c.BC+; make a beast of, τινας (of Circe) Refs 5th c.BC+; defile, debauch, παῖδα Refs 3rd c.BC+:—passive, become vile, disgrace oneself, NT+5th c.BC+; ὥσπερ θηρίον ὕειον ἐν ἀμαθίᾳ μολύνεσθαι wallow in ignorance, NT+5th c.BC+
2 stain, dye, χιτωνίσκον αἵματι Refs 1st c.AD+ — passive, ἔρια μεμολυσμένα ἄνθεσιRefs
II see at {μωλύω}.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| molunotōμολύνεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular | defiled | 1× |
| molunalaἐμόλυναν | happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural | soiled | 1× |
| molunilaἐμολύνθησαν | happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural | 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, 3 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 | molunamō | moluname | molunami | molunama | molunamē | molunamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | molunasō | molunase | molunasi | molunasa | molunasē | molunaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | molunatō | molunate | molunati | molunata | molunatē | molunatelē |
| we 1st person plural | molunanō | molunane | molunani | molunana | molunanē | molunanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | molunavō | molunave | molunavi | molunava | molunavē | molunavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | molunalō | molunale | molunali | molunala1×ἐμόλυναν | molunalē | molunalelē |
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 | molunomō | molunome | molunomē | molunomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | molunosō | molunose | molunosē | molunoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | molunotō1×μολύνεται | molunote | molunotē | molunotelē |
| we 1st person plural | molunonō | molunone | molunonē | molunonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | molunovō | molunove | molunovē | molunovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | molunolō | molunole | molunolē | molunolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | molunimi | molunima |
| you 2nd person singular | molunisi | molunisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | moluniti | molunita |
| we 1st person plural | molunini | molunina |
| ye 2nd person plural | molunivi | moluniva |
| they 3rd person plural | molunili | molunila1×ἐμολύνθησαν |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | molunameiō | molunameia | molunameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | molunaseiō | molunaseia | molunaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | molunateiō | molunateia | molunateiē |
| we 1st person plural | molunaneiō | molunaneia | molunaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | molunaveiō | molunaveia | molunaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | molunaleiō | molunaleia | molunaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | molunomeiō | molunomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | molunoseiō | molunoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | molunoteiō | molunoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | molunoneiō | molunoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | molunoveiō | molunoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | molunoleiō | molunoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | molunimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | moluniseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | moluniteia |
| we 1st person plural | molunineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | moluniveia |
| they 3rd person plural | molunileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | molunasōr | molunasar | molunasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | molunatōr | molunatar | molunatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | molunavōr | molunavar | molunavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | molunalōr | molunalar | molunalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | molunosōr | molunosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | molunotōr | molunotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | molunovōr | molunovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | molunolōr | molunolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | molunisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | molunitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | molunivar |
| they 3rd person plural | molunilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | molunamoiō | molunamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | molunasoiō | molunasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | molunatoiō | molunatoia |
| we 1st person plural | molunanoiō | molunanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | molunavoiō | molunavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | molunaloiō | molunaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | molunomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | molunosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | molunotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | molunonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | molunovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | molunoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | molunimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | molunisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | molunitoia |
| we 1st person plural | moluninoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | molunivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | moluniloia |
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 | molunarō | molunari | molunara | molunarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | molunorō | molunorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | moluniri | molunira |
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 | molunarōntos | molunarintos | molunarantos | molunarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | molunorōntos | molunorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | molunirintos | molunirantos |
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
molun 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.
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
molunotō“defiled”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Corinthians 8:7… kai tas suneidēsias autoiu asthenas arōntas molunotō.… their conscience is weak, it is defiled.
molunala“soiled”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Revelation 3:4… oligeim onomeim en Sardiai heim ouk molunala teim himatieim autoiu, kai peripatali meta …… people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments, and because they are …
molunila“defiled”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Revelation 14:4houtois alō hois meta gunaikaiu ouk molunila, parthenois gar alō; houtois tois akoloutharōntois …… the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins …