Strong's Greek Concordance

G953: βεβηλόω

bebēlóō · “to profane”

Definition

to desecrate

KJV translates it as: profane

Word origin: from G952 (βέβηλος);

Extended definition

βεβηλόω, -ῶ
(βέβηλος), [in LXX chiefly for חלל ;]
to profane: τ. σάββατον, Mat.12:5; τ. ἱερόν, Act.24:6 (Cremer, 141).†
SYN.: κοινόω, which see (AS)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).

How G953 is translated

  • profane ×1
  • to profane, ×1

Bible verses with G953 (bebēlóō)

Bebēlóō appears in 2 verses.

  • Matthew 12:5

    Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?

  • Acts 24:6

    Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.