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G3394 μιασμός (miasmós)
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Quick Definition

μιασμός, οῦ, ὁ n.m. the act of pollution, defilement

Strong's Definition

from 3392; (morally) contamination (properly, the act)

KJV Usage: uncleanness

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

noun, m. | -οῦ | μιαίνω

88.259 · Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior · Impurity

impurity, impure, tainted, evil, defilement a state of being tainted or stained by evil

2PE 2:10

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

μιασμός, -ov, 6, (jtaiyw), the act of defiling, defilement, pollution: ἐπιθυμία μιασμοῦ, defiling lust [W. § 34, 3 b.], 2 Pet. ii. 10. (Sap. xiv. 26; 1 Mace. iv 43; Plut. mor. Ρ. 398 ο.; Test. xii. Patr. [test. Lev. 17; test. Benj. 8; Graec. Ven. (passim); Herm. Past. sim. 5, 7, 2].)

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

μιασμός miasmos 1x

pollution, corruption, defiling, 2 Pet. 2:10*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

**† μιασμός, -οῦ, ὁ

(< μιαίνω), [in LXX: Wi 14:26, I Mac 4:43*;]

prop., the act of defiling.

= μίασμα (q.v.): II Pe 2:10 (cf. Plut., Mor., 393c).†

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

μιασμός (miasmos) — defilement. μι-ασμός, ὁ, ={μίανσις}, [LXX+NT+1st c.AD+]

2. scandal, crime, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

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