GreekG0953Verb
βεβηλόω
bebēloō
“to profane”
2Occurrences
G0953Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
to desecrate
from G952 (βέβηλος);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
to profane: σάββατον; ἱερόν.
Synonyms
κοινόω, which see
LXX: chiefly for חלל
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
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Morphology Code
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Full Description
Greek Verb
Occurrences
βεβηλόω appears 2 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Acts
1
Matthew
1
Key Passages
Acts 24:6BSB
and he even tried to desecrate the temple; so we seized him.
Matthew 12:5BSB
Or haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent?
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