Forms of the word
Greek transliteration
spiloō
Simplified transliteration
spiloo
Principal Parts
-, -, -, ἐσπίλωμαι, -
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
v-1d(3)
Gloss
to corrupt; (pass.) to be stained, defiled
Definition
to spot, soil; to contaminate, defile, Jas. 3:6; Jude 23*
Greek-English Concordance for σπιλόω
| James 3:6 |
And the tongue is a fire! The tongue is a world of iniquity among our members; it defiles (spilousa | σπιλοῦσα | pres act ptcp nom sg fem) the whole body, sets on fire the course of our life, and is set on fire by hell. |
| Jude 1:23 |
save others by snatching them out of the fire; and have mercy on others with fear, hating even the garment stained (espilōmenon | ἐσπιλωμένον | perf pass ptcp acc sg masc) by the flesh. |