Quick Definition
βεβηλόω v. I profane
Strong's Definition
from 952; to desecrate
KJV Usage: profane
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | βεβαιόω + βηλός
53.33 · Religious Activities · Defile, Unclean, Common
to make unclean, to defile, to profane to cause something to become unclean, profane, or ritually unacceptable In a number of languages it is quite impossible to translate literally the concept of ‘unclean,’ for physical cleanliness and ritual acceptability are completely unrelated. In some languages it is necessary to translate κοινόω[a] or βεβηλόω as ‘to take away its holiness’ or ‘to make something unacceptable to God.’ In many cultures one must express this concept as involving so-called negative taboo.
1 βεβηλόω may differ significantly from κοινόω[a] in denoting a more serious degree of defilement, but this cannot be readily determined from existing contexts.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
βεβηλόω, -ῶ ; 1 aor. ἐβεβήλωσα; (βέβηλος) ; to profane, desecrate: τὸ σάββατον, Mt. xii. 5; τὸ ἱερόν, Acts xxiv. 6. (Often in Sept. for 55n; Judith ix. 8; 1 Mace. ii. 12, etc. ; Heliod. 2, 25.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
βεβηλόω bebēloō 2x
to profane, pollute, violate, Mt. 12:5; Acts 24:6*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
† βεβηλόω, -ῶ
(< βέβηλος), [in LXX chiefly for חלל;]
to profane: τ. σάββατον, Mt 12:5; τ. ἱερόν, Ac 24:6 (Cremer, 141).†
SYN.: κοινόω, q.v.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
βεβηλόω (bebēloō) — to profane. βεβηλ-όω, profane, τὸ σάββατον [LXX+NT+4th c.AD+]
2. pollute, defile, τινά [LXX+3rd c.AD+]