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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 953. βεβηλόω (bebéloó) -- To profane, to desecrate, to make common or unholy.</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/953.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/1_corinthians/2-10.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/953.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 953</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/952.htm" title="952">◄</a> 953. bebéloó <a href="../greek/954.htm" title="954">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">bebéloó: To profane, to desecrate, to make common or unholy.</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">βεβηλόω</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>bebéloó<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>beh-bay-LOH-oh<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(beb-ay-lo'-o)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To profane, to desecrate, to make common or unholy.<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>I profane, pollute, violate.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek adjective βέβηλος (bébelos), meaning "profane" or "unholy."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The concept of profaning is paralleled in the Hebrew Bible with words like חָלַל (chalal), which means to defile or pollute, often used in the context of desecrating holy things (e.g., Leviticus 19:8).<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The verb βεβηλόω is used in the New Testament to describe the act of treating something sacred with irreverence or disrespect, effectively making it common or unholy. It conveys the idea of violating the sanctity of something that is set apart for God. This term is often used in the context of religious practices and sacred spaces, emphasizing the seriousness of maintaining holiness and reverence.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, as well as in Jewish tradition, certain objects, places, and practices were considered sacred and were to be treated with the utmost respect. The concept of holiness was central to Jewish worship, with the Temple in Jerusalem being the epitome of sacred space. To profane something holy was a grave offense, often associated with idolatry or blasphemy. The early Christian community, emerging from this Jewish context, also held a strong sense of the sacred, particularly regarding the body of Christ, the Church, and the sacraments.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 953</b> <i>bebēlóō</i> (from <a href="/greek/952.htm">952</a> <i>/bébēlos</i>) – properly, to cross over <i>improperly</i> – literally, walking past a threshold <i>without proper authorization</i>. This is illustrated by a person entering a sacred temple who is <i>unauthorized</i> or <i>unfit</i>. <a href="/greek/952.htm">See 952</a> (<i>bebēlos</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/952.htm">bebélos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to profane<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>break (1), desecrate (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 953: βεβηλόω</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">βεβηλόω</span></span>, <span class="greek2">βεβηλῶ</span>; 1 aorist <span class="greek2">ἐβεβηλωσα</span>; (<span class="greek2">βέβηλος</span>); <span class="accented">to profane, desecrate</span>: <span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">σάββατον</span>, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/12-5.htm">Matthew 12:5</a>; <span class="greek2">τά</span> <span class="greek2">ἱερόν</span>, <a href="/interlinear/acts/24-6.htm">Acts 24:6</a>. (Often in the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> for <span class="hebrew">חִלֵּל</span>; Judith 9:8; 1 Macc. 2:12, etc.; <span class="abbreviation">Heliodorus</span> 2, 25.)<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>profane. <p>From <a href="/greek/952.htm">bebelos</a>; to desecrate -- profane. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/952.htm">bebelos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>βεβηλοί βεβηλούν βεβήλουν βεβηλούνται βεβηλούσι βεβηλουσιν βεβηλοῦσιν βεβηλούται βεβηλούτε βεβηλώ βεβηλωθέν βεβηλωθή βεβηλωθήσεται βεβηλωμένην βεβηλών βεβηλωσαι βεβηλώσαι βεβηλῶσαι βεβηλώσει βεβηλώσεις βεβηλώσετε βεβηλώση βεβήλωσιν βεβηλώσουσι βεβηλώσουσιν βεβηλώσω βεβηλώσωσι βεδέκ βεζέκ εβεβηλούμην εβεβήλουν εβεβηλώθη εβεβήλωσαν εβεβήλωσας εβεβηλώσατε εβεβήλωσε εβεβήλωσεν bebelosai bebelôsai bebēlōsai bebēlō̂sai bebelousin bebeloûsin bebēlousin bebēloûsin<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/matthew/12-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 12:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural">V-PIA-3P</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τὸ σάββατον <b>βεβηλοῦσιν</b> καὶ ἀναίτιοί</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in the temple <span class="itali">break</span> the Sabbath<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in the temple <span class="itali">profane</span> the sabbath, and<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/12-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the Sabbath <span class="itali">break</span> and guiltless<p><b><a href="/text/acts/24-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 24:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active">V-ANA</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/24.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἱερὸν ἐπείρασεν <b>βεβηλῶσαι</b> ὃν καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> tried <span class="itali">to desecrate</span> the temple;<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> hath gone about <span class="itali">to profane</span> the temple:<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/24-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> temple attempted <span class="itali">to profane</span> whom also<p><b><a href="/greek/953.htm">Strong's Greek 953</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_953.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/bebe_lo_sai_953.htm">βεβηλῶσαι — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/bebe_lousin_953.htm">βεβηλοῦσιν — 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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