Adulterer
μοιχόςStrong’s G3432moichos
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Moichos is the Greek word usually translated “adulterers”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.”
Meaning
Usually translated “adulterers”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- adulterers 4
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
- 1 Corinthians 1
- Hebrews 1
- James 1
4 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Corinthians 6:9Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
- Hebrews 13:4Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
- 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
μοιχός moichos · adulterer
μοιχός, -οῦ, ὁ [in LXX for נָאַף ;] an adulterer: Luk.18:11, 1Co.6:9, Heb.13:4.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “adulterer” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ADUL'TERER, noun
[Latin adulter.]
- A man guilty of adultery; a man who has sexual commerce with any married woman, except his wife. [See Adultery.]
- In scripture, an idolator. Ezekiel 23:37
- An apostate from the true faith, or one who violates his covenant engagements; a very wicked person. and 23. Jeremiah 9:2
- One devoted to earthly things. James 4:4
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.