koinoō G2840

κοινόω (koinoō) means “to profane” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

κοινόω Greek · G2840 14 tagged occurrences in 11 verses

Pronunciation guide: koy-no'-o Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G2840

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)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I make unclean, pollute, desecrate, mid: I regard (treat) as unclean.

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How translators render G2840

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
defile	5
do not call anything impure	2
ceremonially unclean	1
defiled	1
defiles	1
does not defile	1
is not defiled	1
these are what defile	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
defile	4
defileth	4
call	2
common	2
hath polluted	1
that defile	1
that defileth	1
the unclean	1
which defile	1

Verses containing G2840

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Matthew 15:11 · BSB · 2 occurrences
A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”
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Matthew 15:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man.
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Matthew 15:20 · BSB · 2 occurrences
These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”
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Mark 7:15 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.”
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Mark 7:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him,
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Mark 7:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He continued: “What comes out of a man, that is what defiles him.
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Mark 7:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.”
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Acts 10:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”
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Acts 11:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But the voice spoke from heaven a second time, ‘Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.’
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Acts 21:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
crying out, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people and against our law and against this place. Furthermore, he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place.”
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Hebrews 9:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean,
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