Strong's Lexicon
G3120 — μαλακός
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3120 |
|---|---|
| Word: | μαλακός |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | of uncertain affinity |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | malakos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | mal-ak-os' |
| Meaning: | 1. soft, i.e. fine (clothing) 2. (figuratively) a catamite |
| KJV Renderings: | effeminate, soft |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
μαλακός, μαλακή, μαλακον, soft; soft to the touch: ἱμάτια, Mat 11:8 R G L brackets; Luk 7:25 (ἱματίων πολυτελῶν καί μαλακων, Artemidorus Daldianus, oneir. 1, 78; ἐσθής, Homer, Odyssey 23, 290; Artemidorus Daldianus, oneir. 2, 3; χιτών, Homer, Iliad 2, 42); and simply τά μαλακά, soft raiment (see λευκός, 1): Mat 11:8 T Tr WH. Like the Latinmollis, metaphorically, and in a bad sense: effeminate, of a catamite, a male who submits his body to unnatural lewdness, 1Co 6:9 (Dionysius Halicarnassus, Antiquities 7, 2 under the end; ((Diogenes Laërtius 7, 173 at the end)).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
μαλακός (effeminate)
Matthew 11:8
- KJV: But what went ye out for to see A man clothed in soft raiment behold they that wear soft are in kings’ houses
- GK: αλλά τι εξήλθετε ιδείν άνθρωπον εν μαλακοίς ιματίοις ημφιεσμένον ιδού οι τα μαλακά φορούντες εν τοις οίκοις των βασιλείων εισίν
Luke 7:25
- KJV: But what went ye out for to see A man clothed in soft raiment Behold they which are gorgeously apparelled and live delicately are in kings’ courts
- GK: αλλά τι εξεληλύθατε ιδείν άνθρωπον εν μαλακοίς ιματίοις ημφιεσμένον ιδού οι εν ιματισμώ ενδόξω και τρυφή υπάρχοντες εν τοις βασιλείοις εισίν
1 Corinthians 6:9
- KJV: Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God Be not deceived neither fornicators nor idolaters nor adulterers nor effeminate nor abusers of themselves with mankind
- GK: η ουκ οίδατε ότι άδικοι βασιλείαν θεού ου κληρονομήσουσι μη πλανάσθε ούτε πόρνοι ούτε ειδωλολάτραι ούτε μοιχοί ούτε μαλακοί ούτε αρσενοκοίται
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