μοιχεύω moicheuō · G3431
to commit adultery
μοιχεύω; (μοιχός), [in LXX: Exo.20:13, Lev.20:10, al. (נָאַף) ; ] ; to commit adultery: absol., Mat.5:27 19:18, Mrk.10:19, Luk.16:18 18:20, Rom.2:22 13:9, Jas.2:11; with accusative fem., Mat.5:28. Pass., of the woman, Mat.5:32 19:9 WH, mg.), Jhn.8:4. Metaphorical, of idolatry (see: μιοιχαλίς, and cf. Jer.3:9, a1.), before μετ᾽ αὐτῆς, Rev.2:22.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
μοιχ-εύω, ; commit adultery with a woman, debauch her, with accusative, []:—passive, of the woman, []; 2 metaphorically, worship idolatrously, τὸ ξύλον καὶ τὸν λίθον []; II intransitive, commit adultery, []; III metaphorically, in future middle (in passive sense), οὐ μοιχεύσεταί μου τὰ φιλήματα her kisses shall not be adulterously stolen from me, []
Where it's used 15 times
Matthew 5:27 · Matthew 5:28 · Matthew 5:32 · Matthew 19:18 · Mark 10:19 · Luke 16:18 · Luke 18:20 · John 8:4 · Romans 2:22 · Romans 13:9 · James 2:11 · Revelation 2:22 … and 3 more
Source: TBESG G3431; TFLSJ G3431
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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