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μαλακός malakos · G3120

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soft/effeminate

μαλακός, -ή, -όν ; [in LXX: Pro.25:15 (רַךְ) Pro.26:22 (לָהַם)* ; ] ; soft; 1. prop., to the touch (opposite to σκληρός): of clothing, pl., Mat.11:8, Luk.7:25. ; 2. Of persons and their mode of living; (a) mild, gentle; (b) soft, effeminate: 1Co.6:9 (prob. in obscene sense, cf. Deiss., LAE, 150, 4; MM, xvi; Zorell, see word).†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

μᾰλᾰκός, ή, όν, ; soft: ; I of things subject to touch, εὐνή []; πέπλοι []; νειὸς μ. fresh-ploughed fallow, []; λειμῶνες μ. soft grassy meadows, []; of the skin or flesh, μ. παρειαί []; πρόβατα μ. soft-fleeced, []; τόποι πεδινοὶ καὶ μ., opposed to hard, rugged ground, []; οἱ κρημνοὶ οἱ μ.[]; μ. τέφρα a slow fire, []; ὕδωρ μ., of marsh water, []; of soil, [] adverb, μαλακῶς ἐνεύδειν, εὑδέμεναι, to sleep softly, i.e. on soft bedding, []; καθίζου μ. sit softly, i.e. on a cushion, []; but ὡς μ. …

Where it's used 4 times

Matthew 11:8 · Luke 7:25 · 1 Corinthians 6:9 … and 1 more

Source: TBESG G3120; TFLSJ G3120

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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