μολύνω

μολύνω,

[in LXX: Ge 37:31 (טבל), Is 59:3 (גּאל ni.), Za 14:2 (שׁכב ni.), Si 21:28, al.;]

to stain, soil, defile; in NT always symb. and fig.: I Co 8:7, Re 3:414:4.†

SYN.: μιαίνω, q.v.