adjective
moichalias
Greekμοιχαλίς (moichalis)
Strong’sG3428
an adulteress
stem moichali-7 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books5 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† μοιχαλίς, -ίδος, ἡ
(= Att. μοιχάς, fem. of μοιχός), [in LXX: Pr 18:22 24:55 (30:20), Ez 16:38 23:45, Ho 3:1, Ma 3:5 (נֹאֶפֶת, מְנָאֶפֶת)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3428 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmoy-khal-is'
an adulteress (literally or figuratively)
Froma prolonged form of the feminine of G3432;
King Jamesadulteress(-ous, -y).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | moichalios | moichalias3×μοιχαλὶς | moichaliem | moichaliois | moichaliais | moichalieim |
| object accusative | moichalion | moichalian1×μοιχαλίδα | moichalioin | moichaliain | ||
| direct address vocative | moichalior | moichaliar | moichalioir | moichaliair1×μοιχαλίδες | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | moichaliou | moichaliau1×μοιχαλίδος | moichalieu | moichalioiu | moichaliaiu | moichalieiu |
| to, for dative | moichalio | moichalia1×μοιχαλίδι | moichalie | moichalioi | moichaliai | moichaliei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
moichali is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
moichalias“adulterous”subjectnominative singular3×
Matthew 12:39“adulterous”tos de apokriniratos legata autoi; Geneas ponēras kai moichalias sēmem epizētatō, kai sēmem ouk dōiti auta ei mē tem sēmem Iōnaou tou profētou.Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
Matthew 16:4“adulterous”Geneas ponēras kai moichalias sēmem epizētatō, kai sēmem ouk dōiti auta ei mē tem sēmem Iōnaou. kai kataleiparatos autoin aperchata.A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Then He left them and went away.
Romans 7:3“adulteress”ara oun zōarōtou tou anērou moichalias chrēmatizati ean gineteia anēro hetero; ean de apothnēskateia tos anēros, eleutheras atō apo tou nomou, teu mē arō autan moichalian gineratan anēro hetero.So then, if she is joined to another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law and is not an adulteress if she marries another man.
moichalian“adulteress”objectaccusative singular1×
Romans 7:3“adulteress”ara oun zōarōtou tou anērou moichalias chrēmatizati ean gineteia anēro hetero; ean de apothnēskateia tos anēros, eleutheras atō apo tou nomou, teu mē arō autan moichalian gineratan anēro hetero.So then, if she is joined to another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law and is not an adulteress if she marries another man.
moichaliau“adultery”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
2 Peter 2:14“adultery”ofthalmoin echarōtois mestoin moichaliau kai akatapaustoin hamartau, deleazarōtois psuchain astēriktain, kardian gumnazirētan pleonexiau echarōtois, katarau tekneim,Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.
moichalia“adulterous”to, fordative singular1×
Mark 8:38“adulterous”hos gar ean epaischuniteia min kai toin ēmoin logoin en ta genea houta ta moichalia kai hamartōla, kai tos huios tou anthrōpou epaischuniti auton hotan erchateia en ta doxa tou patērou autou meta toiu angeloiu toiu hagioiu.If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the holy angels.”
moichaliair“adulterous”direct addressvocative plural1×
James 4:4“adulterous”moichaliair, ouk oidavē hoti tas filias tou kosmou echthras tou theou atō? hos ean oun bouliteia filos arō tou kosmou, echthros tou theou kathistanitō.You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.