Bebelos describes people or speech treated as unholy or irreverent, including talk to be avoided.

The attested uses chiefly describe unholy or irreverent speech, especially myths and empty talk that are rejected or avoided; it also describes people placed among the unholy and an individual exemplified by Esau.

1. Unholy or irreverent speech · dominant

   The accusative plural forms modify myths in 1 Timothy 4:7 and empty talk in 1 Timothy 6:20 and 2 Timothy 2:16; in 1 Timothy 4:7 the APB renders the clause "Reject the profane and old-wives'-tale myths," and the latter two verses direct avoidance or turning away from empty talk. These clauses portray speech as something to reject because of its unholy or irreverent character.

   1 Timothy 4:71 Timothy 6:202 Timothy 2:16
2. An unholy person or person so characterized · common

   In 1 Timothy 1:9, the dative plural masculine form occurs in a list that the APB renders "for the unholy and profane." In Hebrews 12:16, the nominative singular masculine form describes Esau in the clause the APB renders "profane like Esau," followed by his sale of his birthright for a single meal.

   1 Timothy 1:9Hebrews 12:16

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across all five verses, the APB uses "profane" in its rendering, applying it to people, myths, empty talk, and Esau. This rendering is treated as confirmation of the clauses rather than a precise lexical mapping.