Defilement
ἀλίσγημαStrong’s G0234alisgēma
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Alisgēma is the Greek word usually translated “pollutions”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.”
Meaning
Usually translated “pollutions”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- pollutions 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἀλίσγημα alisgēma · defilement
ἀλίσγημα, -τος, τό (late ἀλισγέω, to pollute) pollution: Act.15:20.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “defilement” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DEFILEMENT, noun
- The act of defiling, or state of being defiled; foulness; dirtiness; uncleanness.
- Corruption of morals, principles or character; impurity; pollution by sin.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.