Dictionary entry

μιασμός

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

**† μιασμός, -οῦ, ὁ

(< μιαίνω), [in LXX: Wi 14:26, I Mac 4:43*;]

1. prop., the act of defiling.

2. = μίασμα (q.v.): II Pe 2:10 (cf. Plut., Mor., 393c).†