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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: 3120. μαλακός (malakos) -- Soft, effeminate</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/3120.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> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><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/acts/24-21.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/3120.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> > 3120</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/3119.htm" title="3119">◄</a> 3120. malakos <a href="../greek/3121.htm" title="3121">►</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">malakos: Soft, effeminate</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">μαλακός</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>malakos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>mah-lah-KOS<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(mal-ak-os')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Soft, effeminate<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>(a) soft, (b) of persons: soft, delicate, effeminate.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from a root meaning "soft" or "effeminate."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "malakos," but concepts of moral weakness or softness can be found in terms like רַךְ (rak, Strong's H7390), meaning "tender" or "soft."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "malakos" is used in the New Testament to describe something that is soft or luxurious. In a moral context, it refers to effeminacy or moral softness, often implying a lack of self-discipline or moral fortitude. It is used to describe individuals who are morally weak or indulgent.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the term "malakos" was often associated with luxury and decadence. It could describe clothing, lifestyle, or behavior that was considered overly indulgent or lacking in traditional masculine virtues. In a moral sense, it was used to criticize those who were seen as lacking the strength of character expected in a patriarchal society.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>soft, effeminate<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>effeminate (1), soft (3).<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 3120: μαλακός</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">μαλακός</span></span>, <span class="greek2">μαλακή</span>, <span class="greek2">μαλακον</span>, <span class="accented">soft; soft to the touch</span>: <span class="greek2">ἱμάτια</span>, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/11-8.htm">Matthew 11:8</a> <span class="manuref">R</span> <span class="manuref">G</span> <span class="manuref">L</span> brackets; <a href="/interlinear/luke/7-25.htm">Luke 7:25</a> (<span class="greek2">ἱματίων</span> <span class="greek2">πολυτελῶν</span> <span class="greek2">καί</span> <span class="greek2">μαλακων</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Artemidorus</span> Daldianus, oneir. 1, 78; <span class="greek2">ἐσθής</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span>, Odyssey 23, 290; <span class="abbreviation">Artemidorus</span> Daldianus, oneir. 2, 3; <span class="greek2">χιτών</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span>, Iliad 2, 42); and simply <span class="greek2">τά</span> <span class="greek2">μαλακά</span>, soft raiment (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">λευκός</span></span>, 1): <a href="/interlinear/matthew/11-8.htm">Matthew 11:8</a> <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">Tr</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span>. Like the Latin<span class="latin">mollis</span>, metaphorically, and in a bad sense: <span class="accented">effeminate,</span> of a catamite, a male who submits his body to unnatural lewdness, <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9</a> (<span class="abbreviation">Dionysius Halicarnassus</span>, Antiquities 7, 2 under the end; ((<span class="abbreviation">Diogenes Laërtius</span> 7, 173 at the end)).<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>effeminate, soft. <p>Of uncertain affinity; soft, i.e. Fine (clothing); figuratively, a catamite -- effeminate, soft. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εμαλάκυνε μαλακα μαλακά μαλακὰ μαλακή μαλακοι μαλακοί μαλακοὶ μαλακοις μαλακοίς μαλακοῖς μαλακώς malaka malakà malakoi malakoì malakois malakoîs<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/11-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 11:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural">Adj-DNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἄνθρωπον ἐν <b>μαλακοῖς</b> ἠμφιεσμένον ἰδοὺ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> dressed <span class="itali">in soft</span> [clothing]? Those<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> clothed in <span class="itali">soft</span> raiment? behold,<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/11-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> a man in <span class="itali">fine [clothes]</span> having been dressed Behold<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/11-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 11:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural">Adj-ANP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οἱ τὰ <b>μαλακὰ</b> φοροῦντες ἐν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> who wear <span class="itali">soft</span> [clothing] are in kings'<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> they that wear <span class="itali">soft</span> [clothing] are<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/11-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> those who the <span class="itali">fine [clothes]</span> wear in<p><b><a href="/text/luke/7-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 7:25</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural">Adj-DNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἄνθρωπον ἐν <b>μαλακοῖς</b> ἱματίοις ἠμφιεσμένον</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> A man dressed <span class="itali">in soft</span> clothing? Those<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> clothed in <span class="itali">soft</span> raiment? Behold,<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/7-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> a man in <span class="itali">fine</span> clothing arrayed<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/6-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 6:9</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural">Adj-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μοιχοὶ οὔτε <b>μαλακοὶ</b> οὔτε ἀρσενοκοῖται</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> nor <span class="itali">effeminate,</span> nor<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> nor <span class="itali">effeminate,</span> nor<br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/6-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> adulterers nor <span class="itali">effeminate</span> nor homosexuals<p><b><a href="/greek/3120.htm">Strong's Greek 3120</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3120.htm">4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/malaka_3120.htm">μαλακὰ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/malakoi_3120.htm">μαλακοὶ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/malakois_3120.htm">μαλακοῖς — 2 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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/3119.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3119"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3119" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/3121.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3121"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3121" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>