What does σπιλόω (spilóō) mean in the Bible?
σπιλόω (spilóō) is a Greek word meaning "to stain or soil (literally or figuratively)".
Greek · G4695
σπιλόω
To stain or soil (literally or figuratively)
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σπιλόω G4695
Pronunciation spilóō
What does σπιλόω (spilóō) mean in the Bible?
σπιλόω (spilóō) is a Greek word meaning "to stain or soil (literally or figuratively)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4695?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include It pollutes (1), stained (1).
Where does σπιλόω (spilóō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at James 3:6. Its strongest book concentrations include James (1), Jude (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It It pollutes 1× James 3:6
stained 1× Jude 1:23
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row James 3:6
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
James 1 Jude 1
Source forms
ἐσπιλωμένον 1x espilōmenon Jude 1:23
σπιλοῦσα 1x spilousa James 3:6
Parsing patterns
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular 1x Jude 1:23
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular 1x James 3:6
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to stain or soil (literally or figuratively)
Source Gloss
to stain or soil (literally or figuratively)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
James 3:6 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Feminine
σπιλοῦσα spilousa
I defile, spot
Read verse Jude 1:23 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Accusative Singular Masculine
ἐσπιλωμένον espilwmenon
I defile, spot
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1 perfect 1
Voice
active 1 passive 1
Mood
participle 2
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
σπιλόω is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain