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It implies the act of corrupting or tainting what is pure or clean. In a biblical context, it is often used metaphorically to describe the contamination of one's character or reputation through sinful actions or associations.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, purity and cleanliness were significant cultural values, often associated with religious practices and social status. The concept of being "stained" or "defiled" carried strong negative connotations, suggesting a departure from societal and religious norms. In Jewish culture, ceremonial cleanliness was crucial, and being defiled could mean exclusion from religious activities. The New Testament writers used this term to emphasize the importance of moral and spiritual purity in the life of a believer.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 4695</b> <i>spilóō</i> – to stain; (figuratively) to defile, spiritually stain. <a href="/greek/4696.htm">See 4696</a> (<i>spilos</i>).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/4696.htm">spilos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to stain, defile<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>defiles (1), polluted (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4695: σπιλόω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">σπιλόω</span></span>, <span class="greek2">σπίλω</span>; perfect passive participle <span class="greek2">ἐσπιλωμενος</span>; (<span class="greek2">σπίλος</span>); <span class="accented">to defile, spot</span>: <span class="greek2">τί</span>, <a href="/interlinear/james/3-6.htm">James 3:6</a>; <a href="/interlinear/jude/1-23.htm">Jude 1:23</a>. (<span class="abbreviation">Dionysius Halicarnassus</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Lucian</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Heliodorus</span>; the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span>.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>defile, spot. <p>From <a href="/greek/4696.htm">spilos</a>; to stain or soil (literally or figuratively) -- defile, spot. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4696.htm">spilos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εσπιλωμενον ἐσπιλωμένον σπίλοι σπίλον σπιλουσα σπιλοῦσα espilomenon espiloménon espilōmenon espilōménon spilousa spiloûsa<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/james/3-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">James 3:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular">V-PPA-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/james/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἡμῶν ἡ <b>σπιλοῦσα</b> ὅλον τὸ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/james/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> our members <span class="itali">as that which defiles</span> the entire<br><a href="/kjvs/james/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> members, <span class="itali">that it defileth</span> the whole<br><a href="/interlinear/james/3-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of us the <span class="itali">defiler [of]</span> all the<p><b><a href="/text/jude/1-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jude 1:23</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular">V-RPM/P-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/jude/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τῆς σαρκὸς <b>ἐσπιλωμένον</b> χιτῶνα </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jude/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the garment <span class="itali">polluted</span> by the flesh.<br><a href="/kjvs/jude/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> even the garment <span class="itali">spotted</span> by the flesh.<br><a href="/interlinear/jude/1-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the flesh <span class="itali">spotted</span> clothing<p><b><a href="/greek/4695.htm">Strong's Greek 4695</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4695.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/espilo_menon_4695.htm">ἐσπιλωμένον — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/spilousa_4695.htm">σπιλοῦσα — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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