Strong's Lexicon
G3429 — μοιχάω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3429 |
|---|---|
| Word: | μοιχάω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G3432 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | moichao |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | moy-khah'-o |
| Meaning: | 1. (middle voice) to commit adultery |
| KJV Renderings: | commit adultery |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
μοιχάω, μοίχω: to have unlawful intercourse with another’s wife, to commit adultery with: τινα. in Biblical Greek middle μοιχωμαι, to commit adultery: of the man, Mat 5:32 b (yet WH brackets); (yet not WH marginal reading), 9b (R G L Tr brackets WH marginal reading); ἐπ’ αὐτήν, commits the sin of adultery against her (i. e., that has been put away), Mar 10:11; of the Woman, Mat 5:32 a (where L T Tr WH μοιχευθῆναι for μοιχᾶσθαι); Mar 10:12. (the Sept. for ðÈàÇó, Jer 3:8; Jer 5:7; Jer 9:2, etc.; in Greek writers, figuratively in the active, with τήν θάλασσαν, to usurp unlawful control over the sea, Xenophon, Hell. 1, 6, 15; τό λεχθεν, to falsify, corrupt, Aelian n. a. 7, 39.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
μοιχάω (commit adultery)
Matthew 5:32
- KJV: But I say unto you That whosoever shall put away his wife saving for the cause of fornication causeth her to commit adultery and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery
- GK: εγώ δε λέγω υμίν ότι ος αν απολύση την γυναίκα αυτού παρεκτός λόγου πορνείας ποιεί αυτήν μοιχάσθαι και ος εάν απολελυμένην γαμήση μοιχάται
Matthew 19:9
- KJV: And I say unto you Whosoever shall put away his wife except for fornication and shall marry another committeth adultery and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery
- GK: λέγω δε υμίν ότι ος αν απολύση την γυναίκα αυτού μη επί πορνεία και γαμήση άλλην μοιχάται και ο απολελυμένην γαμήσας μοιχάται
Mark 10:11
- KJV: And he saith unto them Whosoever shall put away his wife and marry another committeth adultery against her
- GK: και λέγει αυτοίς ος εάν απολύση την γυναίκα αυτού και γαμήση άλλην μοιχάται επ΄ αυτήν
Mark 10:12
- KJV: And if a woman shall put away her husband and be married to another she committeth adultery
- GK: και εάν γυνή απολύση τον άνδρα αυτής και γαμηθή άλλω μοιχάται