"to profane, pollute, violate, Mt. 12:5; Acts 24:6*"
Definition and meaning
to profane, pollute, violate, Mt. 12:5; Acts 24:6*
In the original Greek the word is written: βεβηλόω
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of bebeloo (G953) across the King James Bible.
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?
Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.
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Common questions
Strong's G953 (bebeloo) is a Greek word that means: to profane, pollute, violate, Mt. 12:5; Acts 24:6* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word bebeloo (G953) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G953 is bebeloo, a Greek word defined as: to profane, pollute, violate, Mt. 12:5; Acts 24:6*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
bebeloo is a Greek word found in the New Testament.