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It conveys a sense of crossing boundaries into what is common or secular, lacking the sanctity or reverence due to God. The term is used to warn against behaviors, teachings, or attitudes that are contrary to the holiness expected of believers.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of "profane" was understood as something that was outside the temple or sacred precincts, thus common or unclean. In Jewish thought, the distinction between holy and profane was significant, with strict laws governing what was considered clean or unclean. The early Christian community, emerging from this context, was keenly aware of the need to maintain holiness in both belief and practice, distinguishing themselves from the surrounding pagan culture.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>952</b> <i>bébēlos</i> (an adjective, derived from <i>bainō</i>, "go" and <i>bēlos</i>, "a threshold to enter a building") – properly, <i>improper</i>, <i>unauthorized</i> entry – literally, "crossing a threshold" which <i>profanes</i> because of<i> improper entrance</i>.</p><p class="discovery"><a href="/greek/952.htm">952</a> <i>/bébēlos</i> ("profane because of improper entrance") refers to people <i>unfit to access</i> (<i>know</i>) <i>God</i>, because they approach Him <i>apart from faith</i>. See also <a href="/greek/949.htm">949</a> (<i>bébaios</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 bélos (a threshold)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>permitted to be trodden, by impl. unhallowed<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>godless person (1), profane (1), worldly (3).<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 952: βέβηλος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">βέβηλος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">βεβηλον</span> (<span class="greek2">ΒΑΩ</span>, <span class="greek2">βαίνω</span>, <span class="greek2">βηλός</span> threshold); <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">accessible, lawful to be trodden</span>; properly, used of places; hence, <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">profane,</span> equivalent to <span class="hebrew">חֹל</span> (i. e. unhallowed, common), <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/10-10.htm">Leviticus 10:10</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/21-4.htm">1 Samuel 21:4</a>; opposed to <span class="greek2">ἅγιος</span> (as in (<a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/22-26.htm">Ezekiel 22:26</a>); <span class="abbreviation">Philo</span>, vit. Moys. iii., § 18): <a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/4-7.htm">1 Timothy 4:7</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/6-20.htm">1 Timothy 6:20</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/2-16.htm">2 Timothy 2:16</a>; of men, <span class="accented">profane</span> i. e. ungodly: <a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/1-9.htm">1 Timothy 1:9</a>; <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/12-16.htm">Hebrews 12:16</a>. (Often in Greek writings from <span class="abbreviation">Aeschylus</span> down.) (Cf. <span class="abbreviation">Trench</span>, § 101.)<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 person. <p>From the base of <a href="/greek/939.htm">basis</a> and belos (a threshold); accessible (as by crossing the door-way), i.e. (by implication, of Jewish notions) heathenish, wicked -- profane (person). <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/939.htm">basis</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>βέβηλε βέβηλοι βεβηλοις βεβήλοις βέβηλον βεβηλος βέβηλος βεβήλου βεβηλους βεβήλους βεβήλων bebelois bebēlois bebḗlois bebelos bebēlos bébelos bébēlos bebelous bebēlous bebḗlous<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/1_timothy/1-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Timothy 1:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural">Adj-DMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀνοσίοις καὶ <b>βεβήλοις</b> πατρολῴαις καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_timothy/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for the unholy <span class="itali">and profane,</span> for those who kill<br><a href="/kjvs/1_timothy/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">profane,</span> for murderers of fathers<br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/1-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> for [the] unholy and <span class="itali">profane</span> for murderers of fathers and<p><b><a href="/text/1_timothy/4-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Timothy 4:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural">Adj-AMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τοὺς δὲ <b>βεβήλους</b> καὶ γραώδεις</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_timothy/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> But have nothing to do <span class="itali">with worldly</span> fables<br><a href="/kjvs/1_timothy/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> But refuse <span class="itali">profane</span> and old wives'<br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/4-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> but <span class="itali">profane</span> and silly<p><b><a href="/text/1_timothy/6-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Timothy 6:20</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural">Adj-AFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐκτρεπόμενος τὰς <b>βεβήλους</b> κενοφωνίας καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_timothy/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to you, avoiding <span class="itali">worldly</span> [and] empty chatter<br><a href="/kjvs/1_timothy/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> avoiding <span class="itali">profane</span> [and] vain babblings,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/6-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> avoiding <span class="itali">profane</span> empty babblings and<p><b><a href="/text/2_timothy/2-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Timothy 2:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural">Adj-AFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τὰς δὲ <b>βεβήλους</b> κενοφωνίας περιίστασο</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_timothy/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> But avoid <span class="itali">worldly</span> [and] empty chatter,<br><a href="/kjvs/2_timothy/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> shun <span class="itali">profane</span> [and] vain babblings:<br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/2-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and <span class="itali">[the] worldly</span> empty babblings stand aloof from<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/12-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 12:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πόρνος ἢ <b>βέβηλος</b> ὡς Ἠσαῦ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> immoral or <span class="itali">godless person</span> like Esau,<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> or <span class="itali">profane person,</span> as<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/12-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> fornicator or <span class="itali">profane person</span> as Esau<p><b><a href="/greek/952.htm">Strong's Greek 952</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_952.htm">5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/bebe_lois_952.htm">βεβήλοις — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/bebe_los_952.htm">βέβηλος — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/bebe_lous_952.htm">βεβήλους — 3 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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/951.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="951"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="951" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/953.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="953"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="953" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>