defilement
Molusmos denotes a defiling condition from which the verse calls believers to cleanse themselves.
In 2 Corinthians 7:1, molusmos names the defiling condition from which the addressees are called to cleanse themselves, in relation to flesh and spirit.
Senses in use
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Defiling condition to be cleansed from · dominant
In 2 Corinthians 7:1, the genitive singular noun occurs after the call to cleanse oneself from every such condition, with flesh and spirit named in the same clause. The APB renders the clause, "let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of the flesh and of the spirit."
In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Corinthians 7:1, the APB presents the term within the phrase "every defilement of the flesh and of the spirit." That phrase confirms the clause's sense without isolating each English word as a direct equivalent.