γυναικείῳ

gynaikeîos

feminine

Pertaining to a woman; relating to the female sex. In general Koine usage, describes qualities, attributes, or categories as characteristically feminine. In contextual use, can denote something belonging to or characteristic of a woman, or in some cases, the female partner in marriage (i.e., wife), but not limited to marital status.

G1134

1 Peter 3:7 · Word #11

Lexicon G1134

Lemmaγυναικεῖος
Transliterationgynaikeîos
Strong'sG1134
DefinitionPertaining to a woman; relating to the female sex. In general Koine usage, describes qualities, attributes, or categories as characteristically feminine. In contextual use, can denote something belonging to or characteristic of a woman, or in some cases, the female partner in marriage (i.e., wife), but not limited to marital status.

Morphology ADJ.S DAT N SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech ADJ.S — Substantive Adjective — An adjective functioning as a noun
Case DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location
Gender N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasefeminine
Literalfeminine|womanly

Lexical Info

Lemmaγυναικεῖος
Strong'sG1134

SIBI-P1 Translation G1134-01

to the feminine

Morphological NotesAdjective (substantive use), dative neuter singular; from γυνή with adjectival suffix -ειος, indicating association or characteristic quality.
Rendering RationaleThe adjective denotes that which pertains to a woman or is characteristically female. The dative neuter singular form is rendered with "to" to reflect the dative case and treated substantivally as "the feminine."

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

feminine

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
Rationale'Feminine' matches the adjectival nuance; 'to the feminine' is more literal but less idiomatic here, yet no addition is needed.