Definition
μίασμα, -τος, τό
(μιαίνω),
chiefly in trag. and late writers;
[in LXX: Leviticus 7:8, 18, (פִּגּוּל), Jeremiah 32:34 (שִׁקּוּץ), Ezekiel 33:31 (בֶּצַע), Jdt.9.2, 4; 13:16, 1Ma.13.50 * ;]
a stain, defilement: pl., 2 Peter 2:20.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as μίασμα:
- לֶ֫תֶךְle.tekh“lethek”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
1 total
- 2 Peter 2:20μιάσματα · corruptionIf indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.