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Malakos

mal-ak-os'
Parts of Speech Adjective

Malakos Definition

  1. soft, soft to the touch
  2. metaph. in a bad sense
    1. 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
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
malakovß
Origin
of uncertain affinity
Strong's Number
3120
TDNT Entry
None

KJV Word Usage

soft
3
effeminate
1
Total
4

KJV Verse Count

1
1
1
Total
3
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Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Malakos". "The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon". . .