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βεβηλόω

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
βεβηλόω
Greek transliteration: 
bebēloō
Simplified transliteration: 
bebeloo
Principal Parts: 
-, ἐβεβήλωσα, -, -, -
Numbers
Strong's number: 
953
GK Number: 
1014
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
v-1d(3)
Gloss: 
to desecrate, profane
Definition: 
to profane, pollute, violate, Mt. 12:5; Acts 24:6*

Greek-English Concordance for βεβηλόω

Matthew 12:5 Or have you not read in the law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break (bebēlousin | βεβηλοῦσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) the Sabbath and yet are not guilty?
Acts 24:6 He even tried to (bebēlōsai | βεβηλῶσαι | aor act inf ) desecrate (bebēlōsai | βεβηλῶσαι | aor act inf ) the temple, so we laid hold of him.