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Greek - English Dictionary

G3120 - Soft

Strong's No.:G3120

Greek:μαλακός

Transliteration:malakos

Phonetic:mal-ak-os'

Word Origin:Of uncertain affinity

Bible Usage:effeminate soft.

Part of Speech:Adjective

Strongs
Definition:

soft that is fine (clothing); figuratively a catamite


Thayers
Definition:

1. soft, soft to the touch

2. metaph. in a bad sense

a. effeminate

1. of a catamite

2. of a boy kept for homosexual relations with a man

3. of a male who submits his body to unnatural lewdness

4. of a male prostitute


Bible References:
Soft

Translation
Occurrences:
effeminate ( 1 )
soft ( 3 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.