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Lexicon :: Strong's G3428 - moichalis

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μοιχαλίς
Transliteration
moichalis (Key)
Pronunciation
moy-khal-is'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
A prolonged form of the feminine of μοιχός (G3432)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:729,605

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.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3428 matches the Greek μοιχαλίς (moichalis),
which occurs 7 times in 6 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:39 - But he answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 16:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:4 - An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” So he left them and departed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 8:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:38 - For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 7:3 - Accordingly, she will be called an adulteress if she lives with another man while her husband is alive. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law, and if she marries another man she is not an adulteress.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 4:4 - You adulterous people![fn] Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:14 - They have eyes full of adultery,[fn] insatiable for sin. They entice unsteady souls. They have hearts trained in greed. Accursed children!
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