Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)
to stain
Usage: μιαίνω [in LXX chiefly for טָמֵא ;] __1. to dye or stain. __2. to stain, defile, soil; __(a) in physical sense; __(b) in moral sense : Tit.1:15, Heb.12:15, Ju 8; __(with) in ritual sense (cf. Lev.22:5, al.): Jhn.18:28.† SYN.: μολύνω, to besmear, which also differs from μ. in that it is never used, as μ. in its primary meaning, in an honourable sense (cf. Tr., Syn., § xxxi) (AS)