Defilement
μίασμαStrong’s G3393miasma
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Miasma is the Greek word usually translated “pollutions”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.”
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
- 2 Peter 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
μίασμα miasma · defilement
μίασμα, -τος, τό (μιαίνω), chiefly in trag. and late writers; [in LXX: Lev.7:8, 18, (פִּגּוּל), Jer.32:34 (שִׁקּוּץ), Eze.33:31 (בֶּצַע), Jdth.9:2, 4 13:16, 1Ma.13:50 * ;] a stain, defilement: pl., 2Pe.2:20.† (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.