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Lexicon :: Strong's G3431 - moicheuō

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μοιχεύω
Transliteration
moicheuō (Key)
Pronunciation
moy-khyoo'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:729,605

Strong’s Definitions

μοιχεύω moicheúō, moy-khyoo'-o; from G3432; to commit adultery:—commit adultery.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's G3431 in the following manner: commit adultery (13x), in adultery (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's G3431 in the following manner: commit adultery (13x), in adultery (1x).

  1. to commit adultery

    1. to be an adulterer

    2. to commit adultery with, have unlawful intercourse with another's wife

    3. of the wife: to suffer adultery, be debauched

    4. A Hebrew idiom, the word is used of those who at a woman's solicitation are drawn away to idolatry, i.e. to the eating of things sacrificed to idols

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μοιχεύω moicheúō, moy-khyoo'-o; from G3432; to commit adultery:—commit adultery.
STRONGS G3431:
μοιχεύω; future μοιχεύσω; 1 aorist ἐμοίχευσα; passive, present participle μοιχευομένη; 1 aorist infinitive μοιχευθῆναι; (μοιχός); from Aristophanes and Xenophon down; the Sept. for נָאַף; to commit adultery;
a. absolutely (to be an adulterer): Matthew 5:27; Matthew 19:18; Mark 10:19; Luke 16:18; Luke 18:20; Romans 2:22; Romans 13:9; James 2:11.
b. τινα (γυναῖκα), to commit adultery with, have unlawful intercourse with another's wife: Matthew 5:28 (Deuteronomy 5:18; Leviticus 20:10; Aristophanes av. 558; Plato, rep. 2, p. 360 b.; Lucian, dial. deor. 6, 3; Aristaenet. epistles 1, 20; Aeschines dial. Socrates 2, 14); passive of the wife, to suffer adultery, be debauched: Matthew 5:32a L T Tr WH; (Matthew 19:9 WH marginal reading); John 8:4. By a Hebraism (see μοιχαλίς, b.) tropically, μετά τίνος (γυναικός) μοιχεύειν is used of those who at a woman's solicitation are drawn away to idolatry, i. e. to the eating of things sacrificed to idols, Revelation 2:22; cf. Jeremiah 3:9, etc.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Leviticus
20:10
Deuteronomy
5:18
Jeremiah
3:9
Matthew
5:27; 5:28; 5:32; 19:9; 19:18
Mark
10:19
Luke
16:18; 18:20
John
8:4
Romans
2:22; 13:9
James
2:11
Revelation
2:22

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3431 matches the Greek μοιχεύω (moicheuō),
which occurs 15 times in 12 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:27 - Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt not commit adultery:

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:28 - but I say unto you, that every one that looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:32 - but I say unto you, that every one that putteth away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, maketh her an adulteress: and whosoever shall marry her when she is put away committeth adultery.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:18 - He saith unto him, Which? And Jesus said, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:19 - Thou knowest the commandments, Do not kill, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honor thy father and mother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:18 - Every one that putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth one that is put away from a husband committeth adultery.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 18:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 18:20 - Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor thy father and mother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:4 - they say unto him, Teacher, this woman hath been taken in adultery, in the very act.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 2:22

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 2:22 - thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou rob temples?

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 13:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:9 - For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not covet, and if there be any other commandment, it is summed up in this word, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:11 - For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou dost not commit adultery, but killest, thou art become a transgressor of the law.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:22

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:22 - Behold, I cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of her works.
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