verb
moichemō
Greekμοιχάομαι (moichaomai)
Strong’sG3429
I commit adultery
stem moich-5 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
μοιχάω, -ῶ
(= cl. μοιχεύω), [in LXX (mid., absol. and c. acc., with party of either sex as subj.): Je 3:8 5:7 7:9 9:2 (1) 23:14 36 (29):23, Ez 16:32 23:37, 43 (נאף)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3429 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmoy-khah'-o
(middle voice) to commit adultery
Fromfrom G3432;
King Jamescommit adultery.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| moichetōμοιχᾶται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular | commits adultery | 5× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 5 occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | moichemō | moicheme | moichemi | moichema | moichemē | moichemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | moichesō | moichese | moichesi | moichesa | moichesē | moicheselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | moichetō5×μοιχᾶται | moichete | moicheti | moicheta | moichetē | moichetelē |
| we 1st person plural | moichenō | moichene | moicheni | moichena | moichenē | moichenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | moichevō | moicheve | moichevi | moicheva | moichevē | moichevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | moichelō | moichele | moicheli | moichela | moichelē | moichelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | moichemeiō | moichemeia | moichemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | moicheseiō | moicheseia | moicheseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | moicheteiō | moicheteia | moicheteiē |
| we 1st person plural | moicheneiō | moicheneia | moicheneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | moicheveiō | moicheveia | moicheveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | moicheleiō | moicheleia | moicheleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | moichesōr | moichesar | moichesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | moichetōr | moichetar | moichetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | moichevōr | moichevar | moichevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | moichelōr | moichelar | moichelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | moichemoiō | moichemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | moichesoiō | moichesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | moichetoiō | moichetoia |
| we 1st person plural | moichenoiō | moichenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | moichevoiō | moichevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | moicheloiō | moicheloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | moicherō | moicheri | moichera | moicherē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | moicherōtos | moicheritos | moicheratos | moicherētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
moich 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
moichetō“commits adultery”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular5×
Matthew 5:32“commits adultery”mis de legamō vi hoti pantos tos apoluarōtos tan gunaikan autou parektos logou porneiau poiatō autan moicheuira, kai hos ean apoluirētan gamateia moichetō.But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
Matthew 19:9“commits adultery”legamō de vi hoti hos an apoluateia tan gunaikan autou mē epi porneia kai gamateia allan moichetō kai tos apoluirētan gamaratos moichetō.Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”
Matthew 19:9“commits adultery.”legamō de vi hoti hos an apoluateia tan gunaikan autou mē epi porneia kai gamateia allan moichetō kai tos apoluirētan gamaratos moichetō.Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”
Mark 10:11“commits adultery”kai legatō autoi; Hos an apoluateia tan gunaikan autou kai gamateia allan moichetō epi autan,So He told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.
Mark 10:12“commits adultery”kai ean autas apoluaratas ton anēron autau gamateia allon moichetō.And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery.”