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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2338. θῆλυς (thélus) -- Female</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2338.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/matthew/20-21.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2338.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2338</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2337.htm" title="2337">◄</a> 2338. thélus <a href="../greek/2339.htm" title="2339">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">thélus: Female</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">θῆλυς</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>thélus<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>THAY-loos<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(thay'-loos)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Female<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>female.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek root θῆλυς, meaning "female" or "womanly."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often used in the Old Testament is נְקֵבָה (neqebah), Strong's Hebrew 5347, which also means "female."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "thélus" is used in the New Testament to denote the female gender, often in contrast to male (ἄρσην, arsēn). It is used to describe women or female animals, emphasizing the biological and gender distinctions created by God.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, gender roles were clearly defined, with distinct expectations for males and females. The use of "thélus" reflects the biblical understanding of gender as part of God's creation order. In the Jewish context, the distinction between male and female was significant in religious, social, and familial settings, as seen in the creation narrative in Genesis.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>2338</b> <i>thḗlys</i> (from <i>thēlē</i>, "the <i>female</i> breast") – properly, a woman with nursing breasts ("one who gives suck"); (figuratively) a mature female who exhibit "<i>sanctified femaleness</i>," glorifying God by reflecting the "other wonderful half" of the divine image (cf. Gen 1:26,27).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from prim. root thé- (to suckle)<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>female<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>female (3), woman (1), women (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2338: θῆλυς</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">θῆλυς</span></span>, <span class="greek2">θηλείᾳ</span>, <span class="greek2">θῆλυ</span> (cf. <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">θηλάζω</span></span>, at the beginning), <span class="accented">of the female sex</span>; <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> <span class="greek2">θηλείᾳ</span>, a substantive, <span class="accented">a woman, a female</span>: <a href="/interlinear/romans/1-26.htm">Romans 1:26</a>f; also <span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">θῆλυ</span>, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/19-4.htm">Matthew 19:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/10-6.htm">Mark 10:6</a>; <a href="/interlinear/galatians/3-28.htm">Galatians 3:28</a>. (<a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-27.htm">Genesis 1:27</a>; <a href="/interlinear/genesis/7-2.htm">Genesis 7:2</a>; <a href="/interlinear/exodus/1-16.htm">Exodus 1:16</a>, euc.; in Greek writings from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>female, woman. <p>From the same as <a href="/greek/2337.htm">thelazo</a>; female -- female, woman. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2337.htm">thelazo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>θηλεία θήλεια θηλειαι θήλειαι θηλείαις θήλειαν θηλειας θηλείας θηλυ θήλυ θῆλυ θημωνία θημωνίας θήρες θιμωνία theleiai thēleiai thḗleiai theleias theleías thēleias thēleías thelu thēlu thely thêly thēly thē̂ly<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/19-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 19:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular">Adj-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/19.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἄρσεν καὶ <b>θῆλυ</b> ἐποίησεν αὐτοὺς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> MADE THEM MALE <span class="itali">AND FEMALE,</span><br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> male and <span class="itali">female,</span><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/19-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> male and <span class="itali">female</span> made them<p><b><a href="/text/mark/10-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 10:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular">Adj-ANS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἄρσεν καὶ <b>θῆλυ</b> ἐποίησεν αὐτούς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [God] MADE THEM MALE <span class="itali">AND FEMALE.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/mark/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> male and <span class="itali">female.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/10-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> male and <span class="itali">female</span> he made them<p><b><a href="/text/romans/1-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 1:26</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural">Adj-NFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τε γὰρ <b>θήλειαι</b> αὐτῶν μετήλλαξαν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> passions; <span class="itali">for their women</span> exchanged<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> their <span class="itali">women</span> did change<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/1-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> both indeed <span class="itali">females</span> of them changed<p><b><a href="/text/romans/1-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 1:27</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular">Adj-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">χρῆσιν τῆς <b>θηλείας</b> ἐξεκαύθησαν ἐν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> function <span class="itali">of the woman</span> and burned<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> use <span class="itali">of the woman,</span> burned<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/1-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> use of the <span class="itali">female</span> were inflamed in<p><b><a href="/text/galatians/3-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Galatians 3:28</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular">Adj-NNS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἄρσεν καὶ <b>θῆλυ</b> πάντες γὰρ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/galatians/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> male nor <span class="itali">female;</span> for you are all one<br><a href="/kjvs/galatians/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> male nor <span class="itali">female:</span> for ye<br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/3-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> male and <span class="itali">female</span> all indeed<p><b><a href="/greek/2338.htm">Strong's Greek 2338</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2338.htm">5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/the_leiai_2338.htm">θήλειαι — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/the_leias_2338.htm">θηλείας — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/the_lu_2338.htm">θῆλυ — 3 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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