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verb

moicheuamō

Greekμοιχεύω (moicheuō)

Strong’sG3431

I commit adultery

stem moicheu-15 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books9 forms occur

Translated as

commit adultery11×commits adulteryadulterycommitted adultery

What it means

μοιχεύω

(< μοιχός), [in LXX: Ex 20:13, Le 20:10, al. (נאף);]

to commit adultery: absol., Mt 5:27 19:18, Mk 10:19, Lk 16:18 18:20, Ro 2:22 13:9, Ja 2:11; c. acc. fem., Mt 5:28. Pass., of the woman, Mt 5:32 19:9 WH, mg.), Jo 8:[4]. Metaph., of idolatry (v.s. μιοιχαλίς, and cf. Je 3:9, al.), seq. μετ’ αὐτῆς, Re 2:22.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G3431 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidmoy-khyoo'-o

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 itWhat it isUsuallyTimes
moicheuasōμοιχεύειςhappening now · youpresent active indicative 2nd person singularcommit adultery
moicheuatōμοιχεύειhappening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singularcommits adultery
moicheuasiμοιχεύσειςwill happen · youfuture active indicative 2nd person singularcommit adultery
moicheuataἐμοίχευσενhappened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singularcommitted adultery
moicheuaseiaμοιχεύσῃςhappened · youaorist active subjunctive 2nd person singularcommit adultery
moicheuarōμοιχεύεινhappening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitivecommit adultery
moicheuiraμοιχευθῆναιhappened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitivecommit adultery
moicheuarōtoinμοιχεύονταςhappening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculinecommit adultery
moicheuirōtasμοιχευομένηhappening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative singular feminineadultery

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 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 8 occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularmoicheuamōmoicheuamemoicheuamimoicheuamamoicheuamēmoicheuamelē
you 2nd person singularmoicheuasōμοιχεύειςmoicheuasemoicheuasiμοιχεύσειςmoicheuasamoicheuasēmoicheuaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularmoicheuatōμοιχεύειmoicheuatemoicheuatimoicheuataἐμοίχευσενmoicheuatēmoicheuatelē
we 1st person pluralmoicheuanōmoicheuanemoicheuanimoicheuanamoicheuanēmoicheuanelē
ye 2nd person pluralmoicheuavōmoicheuavemoicheuavimoicheuavamoicheuavēmoicheuavelē
they 3rd person pluralmoicheualōmoicheualemoicheualimoicheualamoicheualēmoicheualelē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presentwas happening imperfectwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfecthad happened pluperfect
I 1st person singularmoicheuimōmoicheuimemoicheuimimoicheuimamoicheuimēmoicheuimelē
you 2nd person singularmoicheuisōmoicheuisemoicheuisimoicheuisamoicheuisēmoicheuiselē
he/she/it 3rd person singularmoicheuitōmoicheuitemoicheuitimoicheuitamoicheuitēmoicheuitelē
we 1st person pluralmoicheuinōmoicheuinemoicheuinimoicheuinamoicheuinēmoicheuinelē
ye 2nd person pluralmoicheuivōmoicheuivemoicheuivimoicheuivamoicheuivēmoicheuivelē
they 3rd person pluralmoicheuilōmoicheuilemoicheuilimoicheuilamoicheuilēmoicheuilelē
May, might — subjunctive mood, 3 occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularmoicheuameiōmoicheuameiamoicheuameiē
you 2nd person singularmoicheuaseiōmoicheuaseiaμοιχεύσῃςmoicheuaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularmoicheuateiōmoicheuateiamoicheuateiē
we 1st person pluralmoicheuaneiōmoicheuaneiamoicheuaneiē
ye 2nd person pluralmoicheuaveiōmoicheuaveiamoicheuaveiē
they 3rd person pluralmoicheualeiōmoicheualeiamoicheualeiē

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
I 1st person singularmoicheuimeiōmoicheuimeiamoicheuimeiē
you 2nd person singularmoicheuiseiōmoicheuiseiamoicheuiseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singularmoicheuiteiōmoicheuiteiamoicheuiteiē
we 1st person pluralmoicheuineiōmoicheuineiamoicheuineiē
ye 2nd person pluralmoicheuiveiōmoicheuiveiamoicheuiveiē
they 3rd person pluralmoicheuileiōmoicheuileiamoicheuileiē
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularmoicheuasōrmoicheuasarmoicheuasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularmoicheuatōrmoicheuatarmoicheuatēr
ye 2nd person pluralmoicheuavōrmoicheuavarmoicheuavēr
they 3rd person pluralmoicheualōrmoicheualarmoicheualēr

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aoristhas happened perfect
you 2nd person singularmoicheuisōrmoicheuisarmoicheuisēr
he/she/it 3rd person singularmoicheuitōrmoicheuitarmoicheuitēr
ye 2nd person pluralmoicheuivōrmoicheuivarmoicheuivēr
they 3rd person pluralmoicheuilōrmoicheuilarmoicheuilēr
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularmoicheuamoiōmoicheuamoia
you 2nd person singularmoicheuasoiōmoicheuasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularmoicheuatoiōmoicheuatoia
we 1st person pluralmoicheuanoiōmoicheuanoia
ye 2nd person pluralmoicheuavoiōmoicheuavoia
they 3rd person pluralmoicheualoiōmoicheualoia

acted on passive voice

Who personhappening now presenthappened aorist
I 1st person singularmoicheuimoiōmoicheuimoia
you 2nd person singularmoicheuisoiōmoicheuisoia
he/she/it 3rd person singularmoicheuitoiōmoicheuitoia
we 1st person pluralmoicheuinoiōmoicheuinoia
ye 2nd person pluralmoicheuivoiōmoicheuivoia
they 3rd person pluralmoicheuiloiōmoicheuiloia
The “to …” form — infinitive, 2 occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicemoicheuarōμοιχεύεινmoicheuarimoicheuaramoicheuarē
acted on passive voicemoicheuirōmoicheuirimoicheuiraμοιχευθῆναιmoicheuirē
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
Who is acting voicehappening now presentwill happen futurehappened aoristhas happened perfect
the subject acts active voicemoicheuarōtosmoicheuaritosmoicheuaratosmoicheuarētos
acted on passive voicemoicheuirōtosmoicheuiritosmoicheuiratosmoicheuirētos

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
moicheustem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvlwho person+eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+tthen it declines+ogender+sits job in the sentence case

moicheu 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

15 occurrences, every one of them listed

moicheuasō“commit adultery”happening now · youpresent active indicative 2nd person singular

Romans 2:22“commit adultery”tor legarōtor mē moicheuarō moicheuasō? tor bdelusserōtor teim eidōleim hierosulasō?You who forbid adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?

James 2:11“commit adultery”tos gar legaratos Mē moicheuaseia legata kai Mē foneuaseia; ei de ouk moicheuasō foneuasō de, ginasē parabatos nomou.For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.

moicheuatō“commits adultery”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular

Luke 16:18“commits adultery”Pantos tos apoluarōtos tan gunaikan autou kai gamarōtos heteran moicheuatō, kai tos apoluirētan apo anērou gamarōtos moicheuatō.Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

Luke 16:18“commits adultery”Pantos tos apoluarōtos tan gunaikan autou kai gamarōtos heteran moicheuatō, kai tos apoluirētan apo anērou gamarōtos moicheuatō.Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

moicheuasi“commit adultery”will happen · youfuture active indicative 2nd person singular

Matthew 5:27“commit adultery”Akouava hoti legita; Ouk moicheuasi.You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’

Matthew 19:18“commit adultery”legatō auto; Poiain? tos de Iēsus legata; Tem Ouk foneuasi, Ouk moicheuasi, Ouk kleptasi, Ouk pseudomarturasi,“Which ones?” the man asked. Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness,

Romans 13:9“commit adultery”tem gar; Ouk moicheuasi, Ouk foneuasi, Ouk kleptasi, Ouk epithumasi, kai ei tinas heteras entolas, en to logo houto anakefalaiitō, en to; Agapasi ton plēsion su hōs siauton.The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

moicheuata“committed adultery”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular

Matthew 5:28“committed adultery”mis de legamō vi hoti pantos tos bleparōtos gunaikan pros tem epithumara autan ēdē moicheuata autan en ta kardia autou.But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

moicheuaseia“commit adultery”happened · youaorist active subjunctive 2nd person singular

Mark 10:19“commit adultery”tain entolain oidasē; Mē foneuaseia, Mē moicheuaseia, Mē kleptaseia, Mē pseudomarturaseia, Mē aposteraseia, Timasōr ton patēron su kai tan mētēran.You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not cheat others, honor your father and mother.’”

Luke 18:20“commit adultery”tain entolain oidasē; Mē moicheuaseia, Mē foneuaseia, Mē kleptaseia, Mē pseudomarturaseia, Timasōr ton patēron su kai tan mētēran.You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.’”

James 2:11“commit adultery”tos gar legaratos Mē moicheuaseia legata kai Mē foneuaseia; ei de ouk moicheuasō foneuasō de, ginasē parabatos nomou.For He who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not murder.” If you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.

moicheuarō“commit adultery”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive

Romans 2:22“commit adultery”tor legarōtor mē moicheuarō moicheuasō? tor bdelusserōtor teim eidōleim hierosulasō?You who forbid adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?

moicheuira“commit adultery”happened · the “to …” formaorist passive infinitive

Matthew 5:32“commit 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.

moicheuarōtoin“commit adultery”happening now · objectpresent active participle accusative plural masculine

Revelation 2:22“commit adultery”idou ballamō autan eis klinan, kai toin moicheuarōtoin meta autau eis thlipsian megan, ean mē metanoaleia ek teiu ergeiu autau;Behold, I will cast her onto a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer great tribulation unless they repent of her deeds.

moicheuirōtas“adultery”happening now · subjectpresent passive participle nominative singular feminine

John 8:4“adultery”legalō auto, peirazarōtois Didaskalor, houtas tas gunaikas katalambita epi autofōro moicheuirōtasand said, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery.