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Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #3431 - μοιχεύω

Transliteration

moicheúō

Phonetics

moy-khyoo'-o

Origin

from (G3432)

Parts of Speech

Verb

TDNT

4:729,605

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

to commit adultery
1. to be an adulterer
2. to commit adultery with, have unlawful intercourse with another's wife
3. of the wife: to suffer adultery, be debauched
4. A Hebrew idiom, the word is used of those who at a woman's solicitation are drawn away to idolatry, i.e. to the eating of things sacrificed to idols

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 5003 ‑ נָאַף (naw‑af');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

KJV (22)

Matthew 5

Mark 2

Luke 4

John 1

Romans 5

James 4

Revelation 1

NAS (30)

Matthew 8

Mark 3

Luke 6

John 1

Romans 6

James 4

Revelation 2

HCS (15)

Matthew 4

Mark 1

Luke 3

John 1

Romans 3

James 2

Revelation 1

BSB (15)

Matthew 4

Mark 1

Luke 3

John 1

Romans 3

James 2

Revelation 1

ESV (14)

Matthew 3

Mark 1

Luke 3

John 1

Romans 3

James 2

Revelation 1

WEB (22)

Matthew 6

Mark 2

Luke 4

John 1

Romans 4

James 4

Revelation 1

KJV (22)

Do 3

adultery 14

commit 1

shalt 3

should 1

NAS (30)

ADULTERY 6

COMMIT 6

adultery 9

commit 5

commits 2

committed 1

committing 1

HCS (15)

commit adultery 4

commits adultery 1

committed adultery 1

do you commit adultery 1

to commit adultery 1

who commit adultery 1

woman commits adultery 1

commit adultery 4

committing adultery 1

BSB (15)

Do not commit adultery 4

adultery 2

commit adultery 2

commits adultery 2

committed adultery with 1

do not commit adultery 1

do you commit adultery 1

of adultery 1

you do not commit adultery 1

ESV (14)

adultery 4

commit adultery 10

WEB (22)

* 3

Do 1

Do you commit adultery 1

You shall 2

adultery 1

commit 1

commit adultery 7

commits adultery 2

has committed adultery 1

in adultery 1

nbsp 1

those who commit adultery 1

RAH

V-AAI3S 1

V-AMS3S 2

V-FAI2S 2

V-FAI3P 1

V-PAI3P 1

V-PAPNPM 1

V-PAPNSM 1

V-PAS3P 1

V-PPPNSF 1

ANT

V-AAI-3S 1

V-AAS-2S 3

V-FAI-2S 4

V-PAI-2S 1

V-PAI-3S 2

V-PAN 1

V-PAP-APM 1

V-PPPNSF 1

BEZ

V-AAI-3S 1

V-AAS-2S 3

V-FAI-2S 4

V-PAI-2S 1

V-PAI-3S 2

V-PAN 1

V-PAP-APM 1

V-PPP-NSF 1

BGB

V-AIA-3S 1

V-ANP 1

V-ASA-2S 3

V-FIA-2S 3

V-PIA-2S 2

V-PIA-3S 2

V-PNA 1

V-PPA-AMP 1

V-PPM/P-NFS 1

BMT

V-AAI-3S 1

V-AAS-2S 2

V-FAI-2S 5

V-PAI-2S 1

V-PAI-3S 2

V-PAN 1

V-PAP-APM 1

V-PMP-ASF 1

BYZ

V-AAI-3S 1

V-AAS-2S 2

V-FAI-2S 5

V-PAI-2S 1

V-PAI-3S 2

V-PAN 1

V-PAP-APM 1

V-PMP-ASF 1

V-PPP-NSF 1

ELZ

V-AAI-3S 1

V-AAS-2S 3

V-FAI-2S 4

V-PAI-2S 1

V-PAI-3S 2

V-PAN 1

V-PAP-APM 1

V-PPP-NSF 1

NA26

V-AAI-3S 1

V-AAS-2S 3

V-APN 1

V-FAI-2S 3

V-PAI-2S 2

V-PAI-3S 2

V-PAN 1

V-PAPAPM 1

V-PPPNSF 1

SBL

V-2AASS 3

V-2FAIS 3

V-2PAIS 2

V-3AAIS 1

V-3PAIS 2

V-APN 1

V-PAN 1

V-PAPAPM 1

SCV

V-AAI-3S 1

V-AAS-2S 3

V-FAI-2S 4

V-PAI-2S 1

V-PAI-3S 2

V-PAN 1

V-PAP-APM 1

V-PPP-NSF 1

STV

V-AAI-3S 1

V-AAS-2S 3

V-FAI-2S 4

V-PAI-2S 1

V-PAI-3S 2

V-PAN 1

V-PAP-APM 1

V-PPP-NSF 1

TIS

V-AAI-3S 1

V-AAS-2S 3

V-APN 1

V-FAI-2S 3

V-PAI-2S 2

V-PAI-3S 2

V-PAN 1

V-PAP-APM 1

V-PPP-NSF 2

V-AAI-3S 1

V-AAS-2S 3

V-FAI-2S 4

V-PAI-2S 1

V-PAI-3S 2

V-PAN 1

V-PAP-APM 1

V-PPP-NSF 1

V-AAI-3S 1

V-AAS-2S 3

V-APN 1

V-FAI-2S 3

V-PAI-2S 2

V-PAI-3S 2

V-PAN 1

V-PAP-APM 1

V-PPP-NSF 1

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

μοιχ-εύω,

1. commit adultery with a woman, debauch her, c. acc., Ar. Av. 558, Lys. 1.15, Pl. R. 360b: — Pass., of the woman, Ar. Pax 980 (anap.); μοιχευθῆναί τινι Arist. HA 586a3; μεμοιχεῦσθαι ὑπ' ἀλλήλων, of birds, ib. 619a10.

2. metaph., worship idolatrously, τὸ ξύλον καὶ τὸν λίθον LXX Jeremiah 3:9.

II intr., commit adultery, Xenoph. 11.3; ἐμοίχευσάς τι Ar. Nu. 1076, cf. X. Mem. 2.1.5, Arist. EN 1129b21.

III metaph., in fut. Med. (in pass. sense), οὐ μοιχεύσεταί μου τὰ φιλήματα her kisses shall not be adulterously stolen from me, Ach.Tat. 4.8.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

μοιχεύω; future μοιχεύσω; 1 aorist ἐμοίχευσα; passive, present participle μοιχευομένη; 1 aorist infinitive μοιχευθῆναι; (μοιχός); from Aristophanes and Xenophon down; the Sept. for נָאַף; to commit adultery;

a. absolutely (to be an adulterer): Matthew 5:27; Matthew 19:18; Mark 10:19; Luke 16:18; Luke 18:20; Romans 2:22; Romans 13:9; James 2:11.

b. τινα (γυναῖκα), to commit adultery with, have unlawful intercourse with another's wife: Matthew 5:28 (Deuteronomy 5:18; Leviticus 20:10; Aristophanes av. 558; Plato, rep. 2, p. 360 b.; Lucian, dial. deor. 6, 3; Aristaenet. epistles 1, 20; Aeschines dial. Socrates 2, 14); passive of the wife, to suffer adultery, be debauched: Matthew 5:32a L T Tr WH; (Matthew 19:9 WH marginal reading); John 8:4. By a Hebraism (see μοιχαλίς, b.) tropically, μετά τίνος (γυναικός) μοιχεύειν is used of those who at a woman's solicitation are drawn away to idolatry, i. e. to the eating of things sacrificed to idols, Revelation 2:22; cf. Jeremiah 3:9, etc.

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

μοιχεύω

(< μοιχός ),

[in LXX: Exodus 20:13, Leviticus 20:10, al. (H5003);]

to commit adultery: absol., Matthew 5:27; Matthew 19:18, Mark 10:19, Luke 16:18; Luke 18:20, Romans 2:22; Romans 13:9, James 2:11; c. acc fem., Matthew 5:28. Pass., of the woman, Matthew 5:32; Matthew 19:9 WH, mg.), John 8:4. Metaph., of idolatry (see μιοιχαλίς , and cf. Jeremiah 3:9, a1.), seq. μετ᾿ αὐτῆς , Revelation 2:22.†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

See s.v. Νικόλαος.

List of Word Forms

εμοίχευσε εμοιχευσεν εμοίχευσεν ἐμοίχευσεν μοιχευει μοιχεύει μοιχευειν μοιχεύειν μοιχευεις μοιχεύεις μοιχευθηναι μοιχευθῆναι μοιχευομενη μοιχευομένη μοιχευομένην μοιχευοντας μοιχεύοντας μοιχεύοντες μοιχεύουσι μοιχευσεις μοιχεύσεις μοιχευσης μοιχεύσης μοιχεύσῃς μοιχεύσηται μοιχεύσουσι μοιχεύσωσιν μοιχεύων emoicheusen emoícheusen moicheuei moicheúei moicheuein moicheúein moicheueis moicheúeis moicheuomene moicheuomenē moicheuoméne moicheuoménē moicheuontas moicheúontas moicheuseis moicheúseis moicheúsēis moicheuses moicheusēs moicheuthenai moicheuthênai moicheuthēnai moicheuthē̂nai