to stain

Greek Verb

μιαίνω [in LXX chiefly for טָמֵא;] 1) to dye or stain. 2) to stain, defile, soil; (a) in physical sense; (b) in moral sense : Tit.1:15, Heb.12:15, Ju 8; (with) in ritual sense (cf. Lev.22:5, al.): Jhn.18:28. SYN.: μολύνω, to besmear, which also differs from μ. in that it is never used, as μ. in its primary meaning, in an honourable sense (cf. Tr, Syn., § xxxi) (AS)

to stain

Greek Verb

μῐαίνω, future μιᾰνῶ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; 3rd.pers. singular μιᾰνεῖ [LXX]: aorist ἐμίηνα [LXX+8th c.BC+]; participle μιάνας [Refs 6th c.BC+]: perfect μεμίαγκα [Refs 1st c.AD+]:—middle, aorist ἐμιήνατο [Refs 4th c.AD+]:—passive, future μιανθήσομαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]aorist ἐμιάνθην, Epic dialect μιάνθην (see. below): perfect μεμίασμαι[LXX+2nd c.AD+]; 3rd.pers. singular μεμίανται [Refs 3rd c.AD+] (but 3rd.pers. plural, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; infinitive μεμιάνθαι [Refs 1st c.BC+]aorist 2 passive ἐμίᾱν in 3rd.pers. singular subjunctive μιᾷ [Refs]future passive μιᾱσέω in 3rd.pers. singular indicative μιᾱσεῖ[Refs] 164:—stain, dye, ὡς δ᾽ ὅτε τίς τ᾽ ἐλέφαντα γυνὴ φοίνικι μιήνῃ [Refs 8th c.BC+] 2) stain, sully, μιάνθησαν ἔθειραι αἵματι καὶ κονίῃσι [Refs 8th c.BC+] 3) frequently of moral pollution, taint, defile, [Refs 5th c.BC+] [same place], etc; κλέος Sol.[same place], [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ ἱερά, τὸ θεῖον, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; dishonour a woman, [LXX]:— passive, incur defilement, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of ritual defilement in funeral rites, [Refs]

Greek

Verb

to sully or taint, i.e. contaminate (ceremonially or morally); defile; perhaps a primary verb