σπιλόω [in LXX: Wis.15:4 * ;] to stain, spot, defile: with accusative, Jas.3:6, Ju 23.† (AS)
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G4695 — σπιλόω
spiloō · to stain · Greek
2 tagged verse occurrences
James 3:6 · σπιλοῦσαAnd the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna.Jude 1:23 · ἐσπιλωμένονand some save, snatching them out of the fire with fear, hating even the clothing stained by the flesh.