Strong's G3120 · Greek

μαλακός

malakos · mal-ak-os'

of uncertain affinity; soft, i.e. fine (clothing); figuratively, a catamite

Scholarly Lexicons

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon

μαλακός (G3120)

4 μαλακός , -ή, -όν , [in LXX: Pr 25:15 ( רַךְ ) Pr 26:22 ( כְּמִתְלַהֲמִים )*;] soft ; prop., to the touch (opp. to σκληρός ): of clothing, pl., Mt 11:8 , Lk 7:25 . Of persons and their mode of living; mild , gentle ; soft , effeminate : I Co 6:9 (prob. in obscene sense, cf. Deiss., LAE , 150 4 ; MM, xvi; Zorell, s.v.).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922) — public domain

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