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Lexicon :: Strong's G2338 - thēlys

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θῆλυς
Transliteration
thēlys (Key)
Pronunciation
thay'-loos
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as θηλάζω (G2337)
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Strong’s Definitions

θῆλυς thēlys, thay'-loos; from the same as G2337; female:—female, woman.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G2338 in the following manner: woman (2x), female (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G2338 in the following manner: woman (2x), female (3x).
  1. of the female sex

  2. a woman, a female

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
θῆλυς thēlys, thay'-loos; from the same as G2337; female:—female, woman.
STRONGS G2338:
θῆλυς, -εια, , [cf. θηλάζω, at the beginning], of the female sex; θήλεια, a substantive, a woman, a female: Romans 1:26f; also τὸ θῆλυ, Matthew 19:4; Mark 10:6; Galatians 3:28. (Genesis 1:27; Genesis 7:2; Exodus 1:16, etc.; in Greek writings from Homer down.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
1:27; 7:2
Exodus
1:16
Matthew
19:4
Mark
10:6
Romans
1:26
Galatians
3:28

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2338 matches the Greek θῆλυς (thēlys),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:4 - “Haven’t you read the Scriptures?” Jesus replied. “They record that from the beginning ‘God made them male and female.’[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:6 - But ‘God made them male and female’[fn] from the beginning of creation.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:26 - That is why God abandoned them to their shameful desires. Even the women turned against the natural way to have sex and instead indulged in sex with each other.
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 1:27 - And the men, instead of having normal sexual relations with women, burned with lust for each other. Men did shameful things with other men, and as a result of this sin, they suffered within themselves the penalty they deserved.
Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:28 - There is no longer Jew or Gentile,[fn] slave or free, male and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus.
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