verb
molunimō
Greekμολύνω (molunō)
Strong’sG3435
I soil, stain, pollute, defile
stem molun-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
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.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| molunitōμολύνεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent 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 |
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 | molunimō | molunime | molunimi | molunima | molunimē | molunimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | molunisō | molunise | molunisi | molunisa | molunisē | moluniselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | molunitō1×μολύνεται | molunite | moluniti | molunita | molunitē | molunitelē |
| we 1st person plural | moluninō | molunine | molunini | molunina | moluninē | moluninelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | molunivō | molunive | molunivi | moluniva | molunivē | molunivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | molunilō | molunile | molunili | molunila1×ἐμολύνθησαν | molunilē | molunilelē |
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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | molunimeiō | molunimeia | molunimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | moluniseiō | moluniseia | moluniseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | moluniteiō | moluniteia | moluniteiē |
| we 1st person plural | molunineiō | molunineia | molunineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | moluniveiō | moluniveia | moluniveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | molunileiō | molunileia | molunileiē |
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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | molunisōr | molunisar | molunisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | molunitōr | molunitar | molunitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | molunivōr | molunivar | molunivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | molunilōr | molunilar | molunilēr |
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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | molunimoiō | molunimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | molunisoiō | molunisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | molunitoiō | molunitoia |
| we 1st person plural | moluninoiō | moluninoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | molunivoiō | molunivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | moluniloiō | 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 |
| acted on passive voice | molunirō | moluniri | molunira | molunirē |
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 | molunarōtos | molunaritos | molunaratos | molunarētos |
| acted on passive voice | molunirōtos | moluniritos | moluniratos | molunirētos |
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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
molunitō“defiled”happening now · he/she/itpresent passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
1 Corinthians 8:7“defiled”Alla ouk en pantoi tas gnōsias; tinois de ta sunētheia heōs arti teu eidōleu hōs eidōlothutem esthialō, kai tas suneidēsias autoiu asthenas arōtas molunitō.But not everyone has this knowledge. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that they eat such food as if it were sacrificed to an idol. And since their conscience is weak, it is defiled.
molunala“soiled”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×
Revelation 3:4“soiled”alla echasō oligeim onomeim en Sardiai heim ouk molunala teim himatieim autoiu, kai peripatali meta mu en leukei, hoti axiois alō.But you do have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments, and because they are worthy, they will walk with Me in white.
molunila“defiled”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural1×
Revelation 14:4“defiled”houtois alō hois meta gunaikaiu ouk molunila, parthenois gar alō; houtois tois akoloutharōtois te arnie hopou an hupagateiō; houtois agorazila apo toiu anthrōpoiu aparchas to theo kai te arnie,These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They have been redeemed from among men as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.