UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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βεβηλόω

MainId: 000949000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: β

StrongCodes: G0953

Notes: {'Caller': 1, 'LanguageCode': 'en', 'LastEdited': '', 'LastEditedBy': '', 'References': [], 'Content': 'βεβηλόω may differ significantly from κοινόω[a] in denoting a more serious degree of defilement, but this cannot be readily determined from existing contexts.'}

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 000949001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: verb

   Constructs: {'Lemma': 'βεβηλόω', 'BaseFormIndex': 1, 'WordMeaningSets': [{'Word': 'βεβαιόω', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'βηλός', 'Meanings': [{'LanguageCode': 'en', 'Meaning': 'threshold'}, {'LanguageCode': 'zhT', 'Meaning': '門檻'}]}]}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 000949001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 53.33

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Religious Activities

      LEXSubDomains: Defile, Unclean, Common

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-02-05 10:38:56

         DefinitionShort: to cause something to become unclean, profane, or ritually unacceptable{N:001}

         Glosses: ['to make unclean', 'to defile', 'to profane']

         Comments: In a number of languages it is quite impossible to translate literally the concept of ‘unclean,’ for physical cleanliness and ritual acceptability are completely unrelated. In some languages it is necessary to translate κοινόω[a] or βεβηλόω as ‘to take away its holiness’ or ‘to make something unacceptable to God.’ In many cultures one must express this concept as involving so-called negative taboo.

      LEXReferences: MAT 12:5, ACTs 24:6