Lexicon :: Strong's G3428 - moichalis

μοιχαλίς
Transliteration
moichalis (Key)
Pronunciation
moy-khal-is'
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
A prolonged form of the feminine of μοιχός (G3432)
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Strong’s Definitions

μοιχαλίς moichalís, moy-khal-is'; a prolonged form of the feminine of G3432; an adulteress (literally or figuratively):—adulteress(-ous, -y).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's G3428 in the following manner: adulterous (3x), adulteress (3x), adultery (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's G3428 in the following manner: adulterous (3x), adulteress (3x), adultery (1x).

  1. an adulteress

  2. as the intimate alliance of God with the people of Israel was likened to a marriage, those who relapse into idolatry are said to commit adultery or play the harlot

    1. fig. equiv. to faithless to God, unclean, apostate

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μοιχαλίς moichalís, moy-khal-is'; a prolonged form of the feminine of G3432; an adulteress (literally or figuratively):—adulteress(-ous, -y).
STRONGS G3428:
μοιχαλίς, μοιχαλίδος, ἡ (μοιχός), a word unknown to the earlier writers but found in Plutarch, Heliodorus, others; see Lob. ad Phryn., p. 452; (Winers Grammar, 24); the Sept. for נֹאֶפֶת (Ezekiel 16:38; Ezekiel 23:45) and מְנָאֶפֶת (Hosea 3:1; Proverbs 24:55 (Proverbs 30:20)); an adulteress;
a. properly: Romans 7:3; ὀφθαλμοί μεστοί μοιχαλίδος, eyes always on the watch for an adulteress, or from which adulterous desire beams forth, 2 Peter 2:14.
b. As the intimate alliance of God with the people of Israel was likened to a marriage, those who relapse into idolatry are said to commit adultery or play the harlot (Ezekiel 16:15ff; 23:43ff, etc.); hence, μοιχαλίς is figuratively equivalent to faithless to God, unclean, apostate: James 4:4 (where cf. Alford); as an adjective (cf. Matthiae, § 429, 4), γενεά... μοιχαλίς: Matthew 12:39; Matthew 16:4; Mark 8:38. (Cf. Clement of Alexandria, strom. vi. c. 16 § 146, p. 292, 5 edition Sylb.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Proverbs
30:20
Ezekiel
16:15; 16:38; 23:43; 23:45
Hosea
3:1
Matthew
12:39; 16:4
Mark
8:38
Romans
7:3
James
4:4
2 Peter
2:14
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