verb
spilamō
Greekσπιλόω (spiloō)
Strong’sG4695
I defile, spot
stem spil-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
**† 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.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| spilarōtasσπιλοῦσα | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular feminine | stains | 1× |
| spilirētonἐσπιλωμένον | has happened · objectperfect 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 172, 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 |
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 | spilimō | spilime | spilimi | spilima | spilimē | spilimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | spilisō | spilise | spilisi | spilisa | spilisē | spiliselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | spilitō | spilite | spiliti | spilita | spilitē | spilitelē |
| we 1st person plural | spilinō | spiline | spilini | spilina | spilinē | spilinelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | spilivō | spilive | spilivi | spiliva | spilivē | spilivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | spililō | spilile | spilili | spilila | spililē | spililelē |
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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | spilimeiō | spilimeia | spilimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | spiliseiō | spiliseia | spiliseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | spiliteiō | spiliteia | spiliteiē |
| we 1st person plural | spilineiō | spilineia | spilineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | spiliveiō | spiliveia | spiliveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | spilileiō | spilileia | spilileiē |
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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | spilisōr | spilisar | spilisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | spilitōr | spilitar | spilitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | spilivōr | spilivar | spilivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | spililōr | spililar | spililēr |
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 |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | spilimoiō | spilimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | spilisoiō | spilisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | spilitoiō | spilitoia |
| we 1st person plural | spilinoiō | spilinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | spilivoiō | spilivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | spililoiō | spililoia |
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 |
| acted on passive voice | spilirō | spiliri | spilira | spilirē |
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 | spilarōtos1× | spilaritos | spilaratos | spilarētos |
| acted on passive voice | spilirōtos | spiliritos | spiliratos | spilirētos1× |
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
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
spilarōtas“stains”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular feminine1×
James 3:6“stains”kai tas glōssas purem, tos kosmos tau adikiau tas glōssas kathistanitō en tei melei nu, tas spilarōtas holem tem sōmem kai flogizarōtas ton trochon tau genesiau kai flogizirōtas hupo tau geennau.The tongue also is a fire, a world 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 by hell.
spilirēton“defiled”has happened · objectperfect passive participle accusative singular masculine1×
Jude 1:23“defiled”hoin de sōzavōr ek pureu harpazarōtois, hoin de elēavōr en fobo, misarōtois kai ton apo tau sarxau spilirēton chitōnon.save others by snatching them from the fire; and to still others show mercy tempered with fear, hating even the clothing stained by the flesh.