μοιχαλίδι

moichalís

adulterous

A woman who commits adultery; specifically, a female who engages in a sexual relationship with someone other than her spouse, violating marital fidelity. In extended or figurative usage, a term for unfaithfulness more generally, especially in relation to breaches of covenant or exclusive loyalty (such as devotion to another deity or betraying a community bond).

G3428

Mark 8:38 · Word #15

Lexicon G3428

Lemmaμοιχαλίς
Transliterationmoichalís
Strong'sG3428
DefinitionA woman who commits adultery; specifically, a female who engages in a sexual relationship with someone other than her spouse, violating marital fidelity. In extended or figurative usage, a term for unfaithfulness more generally, especially in relation to breaches of covenant or exclusive loyalty (such as devotion to another deity or betraying a community bond).

Morphology ADJ.R DAT F SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech ADJ.R — Restrictive Adjective — Limits or specifies the noun
Case DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location
Gender F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phraseadulterous
Literaladulteress

Lexical Info

Lemmaμοιχαλίς
Strong'sG3428

SIBI-P1 Translation G3428-03

to an adulteress

Morphological NotesRestrictive adjective (from noun μοιχαλίς), dative feminine singular.
Rendering RationaleThe rendering reflects the core sense of a female who commits adultery. The dative feminine singular form is preserved by translating with "to an," indicating the dative case and singular feminine referent.

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