Miaínō — G3392

G3392 · Greek — μιαίνω

Pronunciation: me-ah'-ee-no

Definition

verb

to sully or taint, i.e. contaminate (ceremonially or morally)

  1. to dye with another color, to stain
  2. to defile, pollute, sully, contaminate, soil

Usually translated as

defile

Origin

perhaps a primary verb

Occurrences

Miaínō occurs 5 times in 4 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: John (1), Titus (1), Hebrews (1), Jude (1)

Strong's Lexicon — M