To commit adultery
μοιχάωStrong’s G3429moichaō
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Moichaō is the Greek word usually translated “commits adultery”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.”
Meaning
Usually translated “commits adultery”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- commits adultery 4
- she commits adultery 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 2
- Mark 2
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 19:9And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.
- Mark 10:11And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
- Mark 10:12And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.
Greek dictionary
μοιχάω moichaō · to commit adultery
μοιχάω, -ῶ (= cl. μοιχεύω), [in LXX (mid., absol. and with accusative, with party of either sex as subj.) : Jer.3:8 5:7 7:9 9:2 23:14 29:23, Eze.16:32 23:37, 43 (נָאַף) * ;] to commit adultery with: with accusative, fem. In NT always mid, in same sense; of the man : absol., Mat.5:32 19:9 (WH, txt., R, mg., om.); before ἐπ᾽ αὐτήν, Mrk.10:11; of the woman: Mrk.10:12.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.