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To stain

σπιλόωStrong’s G4695

spiloō

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Spiloō is the Greek word usually translated “is defiling” and “stained”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.”
Jude 1:23 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “is defiling” and “stained”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • is defiling 1
  • stained 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • James 1
  • Jude 1

2 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

σπιλόω spiloō · to stain

σπιλόω [in LXX: Wis.15:4 * ;] to stain, spot, defile: with accusative, Jas.3:6, Ju 23.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “stain” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

STAIN, verb transitive

[Latin, a sprinkle, a spread, a layer; to spread, expand, sprinkle, or be scattered. Gr.]

  1. To discolor by the application of foreign matter; to make foul; to spot; as, to stain the hand with dye; to stain clothes with vegetable juice; to stain paper; armor stained with blood.
  2. To dye; to tinge with a different color; as, to stain cloth.
  3. To impress with figures, in colors different from the ground; as, to stain paper for hangings.
  4. To blot; to soil; to spot with guilt or infamy; to tarnish; to bring reproach on; as, to stain the character.
All definitions and other forms of “stain”

    STAIN, noun

    1. A spot; discoloration from foreign matter; as a stain on a garment or cloth.
    2. A natural spot of a color different from the ground.
    3. Taint of guilt; tarnish; disgrace; reproach; as the stain of sin.
    4. Cause of reproach; shame.

    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.