κοινῶσαι
koinóō
defile
To make common, to render or treat as common (koinos), especially in contrast to what is holy, set apart, or considered ritually pure; to defile, profane, or pollute in a cultic or ritual sense; to regard or treat as impure or unclean in a ceremonial context. The term can describe actively making something ritually impure, or subjectively considering or declaring it so, with a focus on ritual distinction or violation of purity boundaries.
Mark 7:15 · Word #11
Lexicon G2840
| Lemma | κοινόω |
| Transliteration | koinóō |
| Strong's | G2840 |
| Definition | To make common, to render or treat as common (koinos), especially in contrast to what is holy, set apart, or considered ritually pure; to defile, profane, or pollute in a cultic or ritual sense; to regard or treat as impure or unclean in a ceremonial context. The term can describe actively making something ritually impure, or subjectively considering or declaring it so, with a focus on ritual distinction or violation of purity boundaries. |
Morphology V AOR ACT INF
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | INF — Infinitive — The verbal idea without person/number |
Common Translation
| Phrase | defile |
| Literal | defile |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | κοινόω |
| Strong's | G2840 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G2840-04
to render common
| Morphological Notes | Verb, aorist active infinitive; denotes a completed or whole action viewed simply, expressed in infinitive form. |
| Rendering Rationale | The aorist active infinitive expresses the simple act of causing something to become common. "To render common" preserves the causative force of κοινόω and reflects the ritual distinction between what is set apart and what is made ordinary. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
to render common
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | Cultic sense in this context is to make unclean or impure—'to render common' is root-faithful and matches SILEX. |