noun · masculine
molusmos
Greekμολυσμός (molusmos)
Strong’sG3436
staining, defilement, pollution
stem molusm-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† μολυσμός, -οῦ, ὁ
(< μολύνω), [in LXX: Je 23:15 (חֲנֻפָה), I Es 8:83, II Mac 5:27*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3436 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmol-oos-mos'
a stain; i.e. (figuratively) immorality
Fromfrom G3435;
King Jamesfilthiness.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | molusmos | molusmois |
| object accusative | molusmon | molusmoin |
| direct address vocative | molusmor | molusmoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | molusmou1×μολυσμοῦ | molusmoiu |
| to, for dative | molusmo | molusmoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
molusmo 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
molusmou“defilement”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
2 Corinthians 7:1“defilement”houtain oun echarōtois tain epangeliain, agapētoir, katharizaneia heautoin apo pantou molusmou sarxau kai pneumeu, epitelarōtois hagiōsunan en fobo theou.Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.