μοιχαλὶς
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).
Matthew 12:39 · Word #9
Lexicon G3428
| Lemma | μοιχαλίς |
| Transliteration | moichalís |
| Strong's | G3428 |
| Definition | 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). |
Morphology ADJ.A NOM F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.A — Attributive Adjective — Describes a noun directly |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | adulterous |
| Literal | adulterous |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | μοιχαλίς |
| Strong's | G3428 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G3428-05
adulterous woman
| Morphological Notes | Noun (attributive use), nominative feminine singular; lexical form μοιχαλίς from μοιχ- with feminine suffix -αλίς. |
| Rendering Rationale | "Adulterous woman" directly reflects the feminine noun formed from the root μοιχ- (“to commit adultery”), preserving both the sexual infidelity sense and the nominative singular form. It maintains the core idea of violated marital or covenant fidelity without importing verse-specific context. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
adulteress
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Standardized from "adulterous". |