Adulterous
μοιχαλίςStrong’s G3428moichalis
Appears in 6 verses of the New Testament
In short
Moichalis is the Greek word usually translated “adulterous”, “adulteress” and “adulteresses”. It appears in 6 verses of the New Testament.
“Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:”
Meaning
Usually translated “adulterous”, “adulteress” and “adulteresses”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- adulterous 3
- an adulteress 2
- adulteresses 1
- of adultery 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 2
- Mark 1
- Romans 1
- James 1
- 2 Peter 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 12:39But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
- Matthew 16:4A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.
- Mark 8:38Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
- Romans 7:3So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.
- James 4:4Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
Greek dictionary
μοιχαλίς moichalis · adulterous
1. an adulteress , (New Testament):as adjective adulterous , (New Testament) 2. as Substantive = μοιχεία, (New Testament) (ML)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “adulterous” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ADUL'TEROUS, adjective
- Guilty of adultery; pertaining to adultery.
- In scripture, idolatrous, very wicked. and 16. Matthew 12:39Mark 8:38
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.