What does βεβηλόω (bebēlóō) mean in the Bible?
βεβηλόω (bebēlóō): To render something common or unfit for sacred use; opposite of consecration
Greek · G953
βεβηλόω
To desecrate
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βεβηλόω G953
Pronunciation bebēlóō
What does βεβηλόω (bebēlóō) mean in the Bible?
βεβηλόω (bebēlóō): To render something common or unfit for sacred use; opposite of consecration
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G953?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include break (1), to desecrate (1).
Where does βεβηλόω (bebēlóō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 12:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (1), Matthew (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 break 1× Matthew 12:5
to desecrate 1× Acts 24:6
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 12:5
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Matthew 1 Acts 1
Source forms
βεβηλοῦσιν 1x bebēlousin Matthew 12:5
βεβηλῶσαι 1x bebēlōsai Acts 24:6
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active 1x Acts 24:6
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 1x Matthew 12:5
Evidence Summary
Greek word. To render something common or unfit for sacred use; opposite of consecration
Strong's G953
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 2 forms 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Isaiah 23:8-14 Source Gloss
to desecrate
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.
Matthew 12:5 Verb Third Person Plural Present Active Indicative
βεβηλοῦσι, bebhlousin
I profane
Read verse Acts 24:6 Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
βεβηλῶσαι· bebhlwsai
I profane
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.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Present, Aorist Voices Active
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Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Present Active Matt 12:5 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Aorist Active Acts 24:6 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 1 present 1
Voice
active 2
Mood
infinitive 1 indicative 1
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)
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Biblical Witnesses
Desecration of Tyre's honored status and commercial dominion by divine judgment
Profanation of the earth through human transgression of divine covenant and law
Word Origins
βεβηλόω is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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