To profane
κοινόωStrong’s G2840koinoō
Appears in 11 verses of the New Testament
In short
Koinoō is the Greek word usually translated “defiles”, “it defiles” and “defile”. It appears in 11 verses of the New Testament.
“Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.”
Meaning
Usually translated “defiles”, “it defiles” and “defile”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- defiles 3
- it defiles 2
- to defile 2
- defile 1
- defiling 1
- are defiling 1
- do call common 1
- do call unholy 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 4
- Matthew 3
- Acts 3
- Hebrews 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 15:18But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
- Matthew 15:20These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.
- Mark 7:15There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.
- Mark 7:18And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;
- Mark 7:20And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.
- Mark 7:23All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.
Greek dictionary
κοινόω koinoō · to profane
κοινόω, -ῶ [in LXX: 4Ma.7:6 א R* ;] 1. in cl., to make common. 2. In LXX, l.with, and NT (as κοινός, 2), to make ceremonially unclean, to profane (= cl., βεληλόω): Mat.15:11, 18 15:20, Mrk.7:15, 18 7:20, 23, Act.21:28; pass., Heb.9:13. 3. to count unclean (cf. δικαιόω): Act.10:15 11:9.† SYN.: βεβηλόω. Thayer (see word κ.) mentions that Winer Notes the accuracy whereby the Jews are said to use κ. in addressing Jews, Act.21:28, and β. when speaking to Felix, 24:6 (Cremer, 362) (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “profane” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PROFA'NE, adjective
[Latin profanus; pro and fanum, a temple.]
- Irreverent to any thing sacred; applied to persons.
- Irreverent; proceeding from a contempt of sacred things, or implying it; as profane words or language; profane swearing.
- Not sacred; secular; relating to secular things; as profane history.
- Polluted; not pure.
All definitions and other forms of “profane”
- Not purified or holy; allowed for common use; as a profane place. and 48. Ezekiel 42:20
- Obscene; heathenish; tending to bring reproach on religion; as profane fables. 1 Timothy 4:7
PROFA'NE, verb transitive
To violate any thing sacred, or treat it with abuse, irreverence, obloquy or contempt; as, to profane the name of God; to profane the sabbath; to profane the Scriptures or the ordinances of God.
- To pollute; to defile; to apply to temporal uses; to use as base or common. Ezekiel 24:21
- To violate. Malachi 2:11
- To pollute; to debase. Leviticus 21:4
- To put to a wrong use.
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.