βεβηλόω
bebēloō · profane
Greek word · Strong’s number G953 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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bebēloō (βεβηλόω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “profane”.
Treat what is holy as common.
How to say it
be·bē·lo·ō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To treat what is holy as common.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- Matthew 12:5
Or have you not read in the law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath and are innocent?
- Acts 24:6
who even tried to profane the temple, and we seized him.