μαλακοὶ
malakós
men who practice homosexuality
Having a soft or delicate quality; primarily describes materials or substances as soft, tender, or yielding. In extended usage, characterizes persons as delicate, luxurious, or lacking in firmness, sometimes carrying a negative moral connotation of effeminacy or moral weakness. In rare, polemical contexts, can refer to a passive partner in male same-sex acts, though this meaning is debated and not always explicit.
1 Corinthians 6:9 · Word #19
Lexicon G3120
| Lemma | μαλακός |
| Transliteration | malakós |
| Strong's | G3120 |
| Definition | Having a soft or delicate quality; primarily describes materials or substances as soft, tender, or yielding. In extended usage, characterizes persons as delicate, luxurious, or lacking in firmness, sometimes carrying a negative moral connotation of effeminacy or moral weakness. In rare, polemical contexts, can refer to a passive partner in male same-sex acts, though this meaning is debated and not always explicit. |
Morphology ADJ.S NOM M PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.S — Substantive Adjective — An adjective functioning as a noun |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | men who practice homosexuality |
| Literal | soft-ones-effeminate |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | μαλακός |
| Strong's | G3120 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G3120-02
soft men
| Morphological Notes | Adjective, nominative masculine plural; used substantively to describe a group characterized by softness or delicacy. |
| Rendering Rationale | The adjective μαλακοί (nominative masculine plural) derives from the root meaning "soft" or "delicate." As a substantive adjective in masculine plural form, it denotes "soft men," preserving both the core sense of softness and the masculine plural morphology. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
soft men
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 'soft men' is a root-faithful rendering of μαλακοὶ; this maintains the term's original nuance as per SILEX. |