noun · masculine
moichos
Greekμοιχός (moichos)
Strong’sG3432
an adulterer
stem moich-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
μοιχός, -οῦ, ὁ,
[in LXX for נאף;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3432 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmoy-khos'
a (male) paramour; figuratively, apostate
Fromperhaps a primary word;
King Jamesadulterer.
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 | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | moichos | moichois2×μοιχοί |
| object accusative | moichon | moichoin1×μοιχοὺς |
| direct address vocative | moichor | moichoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | moichou | moichoiu |
| to, for dative | moicho | moichoi |
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
moicho 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
moichois“adulterers”subjectnominative plural2×
Luke 18:11“adulterers”tos Farisaios histaniratos pros heauton houteim proseuchete; Tor theor, eucharistamō si hoti ouk amō hōsper tois loipois toiu anthrōpoiu, harpaxois, adikois, moichois, ē kai hōs houtos tos telōnos;The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men — swindlers, evildoers, adulterers — or even like this tax collector.
1 Corinthians 6:9“adulterers”Ē ouk oidavē hoti adikois theou basileian ouk klēronomali? mē planivōr; oute pornois oute eidōlolatrois oute moichois oute malakois oute arsenokoitoisDo you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,
moichoin“adulterers”objectaccusative plural1×
Hebrews 13:4“adulterers”timios tos gamos en pantoi kai tas koitas amiantas, pornoin gar kai moichoin krinati tos theos.Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.