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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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μιαίνω

Strong’s: G3392

Associated OET lemmas: μιαίνω

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Inflections: μιαίνω; pf.pass.; μεμίαμμαι; μιαίνω; aor.pass.subj.; μιανθῶ

Related lemmas: μίασμα · μιασμός

Sense 1: to defile, to contaminate, to cause to be morally filthy

Semantic entry: 88.260

Semantic domains: Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior

Subdomains: Impurity

Definition: to cause someone to be morally tainted or defiled

TIT 1:15: RV TIT 1:15 · LV TIT 1:15 · Read together TIT 1:15

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OET-RV TIT 1:15

15 For someone who’s pure in their thinking, everything is pure to them, but for unbelievers and those who’ve strayed from the truth, nothing is pure because their minds and consciences have already been damaged—

OET-LV TIT 1:15

15 All things_are pure to_the pure, but to_the ones having_been_defiled and unbelievers, nothing is pure, but both the mind, and the conscience of_them has_been_defiled.

HEB 12:15: RV HEB 12:15 · LV HEB 12:15 · Read together HEB 12:15

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OET-RV HEB 12:15

15 Watch carefully to make sure that no one misses out on God’s grace, and to make sure that no bitterness grows up among you that could mess up many people’s lives,

OET-LV HEB 12:15

15 Overseeing lest anyone falling_short from the grace of_ the _god, lest any root of_bitterness upward sprouting may_be_troubling, and by it may_be_defiled the many,
All 3 recorded passages for this sense

TIT: RV TIT 1:15 · LV TIT 1:15 · Read together TIT 1:15

HEB: RV HEB 12:15 · LV HEB 12:15 · Read together HEB 12:15

JDE: RV JDE 1:8 · LV JDE 1:8 · Read together JDE 1:8

Sense 2: to defile, to stain

Semantic entry: 53.34

Semantic domains: Religious Activities

Subdomains: Defile, Unclean, Common

Definition: to cause something to be ceremonially impure, with the implication of serious defilement

JHN 18:28: RV JHN 18:28 · LV JHN 18:28 · Read together JHN 18:28

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OET-RV JHN 18:28

28 Then they led Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) out from Kayafa’ (Caiaphas; Grk. Kaiafas) place and towards the residence of the governor. It was now the early hours of the morning and as Yehudim (Jews), they didn’t enter the residence of the Romaios governor so they wouldn’t become defiled and thus unable to eat the Passover meal.

OET-LV JHN 18:28

28 Therefore they_are_leading the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) from the Kaiafas into the residence_of_the_governor, and it_was early.
And they not came_in into the residence_of_the_governor, in_order_that they_may_ not _be_defiled, but they_may_eat the passover_feast.