Synonym for: To pollute.

See Definition for \miainw\ 3392 See Definition for \molunw\ 3435

\miainw\ meant originally to stain, as with color.

\molunw\ meant originally to smear over, as with mud or filth, always having a bad meaning, while the meaning of \miainw\ might be either good or bad. According to classical Greek, \miainw\ has a religious meaning, to profane, while \molunw\ is simply to spoil, disgrace. As ethically applied in the N.T. they have both practically the same meaning, to pollute, defile. It is, however, true that \miainw\, to judge from classical usage, refers chiefly to the effect of the act not on the individual, but on others, on the community.