verb
spilamō
Strong’sG4695
I defile, spot
stem spil-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 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.
**† σπιλόω
[in LXX: Wi 15:4 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4695 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidspee-lo'-o
to stain or soil (literally or figuratively)
Fromfrom G4696;
King Jamesdefile, spot.
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
stain, soil, NT+1st c.BC+; mark, λευκαῖς (with leucodermia) Refs —passive, εἶδος σπιλωθὲν χρώμασι, of a painting, LXX: perfect participle ἐσπιλωμένος soiled, Ep. Jud. Refs 2nd c.AD+: simply, to be marked, Refs 3rd c.AD+
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| spilarōntasσπιλοῦσα | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular feminine | stains | 1× |
| spilorēntonἐσπιλωμένον | has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle accusative singular 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 140, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no 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 | spilamō | spilame | spilami | spilama | spilamē | spilamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | spilasō | spilase | spilasi | spilasa | spilasē | spilaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | spilatō | spilate | spilati | spilata | spilatē | spilatelē |
| we 1st person plural | spilanō | spilane | spilani | spilana | spilanē | spilanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | spilavō | spilave | spilavi | spilava | spilavē | spilavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | spilalō | spilale | spilali | spilala | spilalē | spilalelē |
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 | spilomō | spilome | spilomē | spilomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | spilosō | spilose | spilosē | spiloselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | spilotō | spilote | spilotē | spilotelē |
| we 1st person plural | spilonō | spilone | spilonē | spilonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | spilovō | spilove | spilovē | spilovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | spilolō | spilole | spilolē | spilolelē |
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 | spilameiō | spilameia | spilameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | spilaseiō | spilaseia | spilaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | spilateiō | spilateia | spilateiē |
| we 1st person plural | spilaneiō | spilaneia | spilaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | spilaveiō | spilaveia | spilaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | spilaleiō | spilaleia | spilaleiē |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | spilomeiō | spilomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | spiloseiō | spiloseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | spiloteiō | spiloteiē |
| we 1st person plural | spiloneiō | spiloneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | spiloveiō | spiloveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | spiloleiō | spiloleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | spilasōr | spilasar | spilasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | spilatōr | spilatar | spilatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | spilavōr | spilavar | spilavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | spilalōr | spilalar | spilalēr |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | spilosōr | spilosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | spilotōr | spilotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | spilovōr | spilovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | spilolōr | spilolēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
the subject acts active voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | spilamoiō | spilamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | spilasoiō | spilasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | spilatoiō | spilatoia |
| we 1st person plural | spilanoiō | spilanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | spilavoiō | spilavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | spilaloiō | spilaloia |
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | spilomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | spilosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | spilotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | spilonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | spilovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | spiloloiō |
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 | spilarō | spilari | spilara | spilarē |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | spilorō | spilorē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | spilarōntos1× | spilarintos | spilarantos | spilarēntos |
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | spilorōntos | spilorēntos1× |
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
spil 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
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
spilarōntas“stains”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular feminine1×
James 3:6“stains”… katastēotō en tei melei nu, tas spilarōntas holem tem sōmem kai flogizarōntas ton …… of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire …
spilorēnton“defiled”has happened · objectperfect middle or passive participle accusative singular masculine1×
Jude 1:23“defiled”… misarōntois kai ton apo tau sarkau spilorēnton chitōnon.… with fear, hating even the clothing stained by the flesh.