Greek - English Dictionary
G3120 - Effeminate
| Strong's No.: | G3120 |
| Greek: | μαλακός |
| Transliteration: | malakos |
| Phonetic: | mal-ak-os' |
| Word Origin: | Of uncertain affinity |
| Bible Usage: | effeminate soft. |
| Part of Speech: | Adjective |
| Strongs Definition: | soft that is fine (clothing); figuratively a catamite |
| Thayers Definition: | 1. soft, soft to the touch 2. metaph. in a bad sense a. effeminate 1. of a catamite 2. of a boy kept for homosexual relations with a man 3. of a male who submits his body to unnatural lewdness 4. of a male prostitute |
| Bible References:
Effeminate |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
effeminate ( 1 )
soft ( 3 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.