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a-buÌ„z´: “To dishonor,†“to make mock of,†“to insult,†etc. (1) Translated in the Old Testament from עלל, ‛aÌ„lal, “to do harm,†“to defile†(), “to make mock of†(). (2) Translated in the New Testament from ἀÏσενοκοιÌτης, arsenokoıÌteÌ„s, literally, “one who lies with a male,†“a sodomite†(; ; the King James Version “for them that defile themselves with mankindâ€). (3) In the King James Version “as not abusing it,†from καταχÏαÌομαι, katachraÌomai, “to abuse,†i.e. misuse; the Revised Version (British and American) “using it to the full,†also . See USE.