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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: 3119. μαλακία (malakia) -- Weakness, infirmity, softness</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/3119.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/5-15.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/3119.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> > 3119</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/3118.htm" title="3118">◄</a> 3119. malakia <a href="../greek/3120.htm" title="3120">►</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">malakia: Weakness, infirmity, softness</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">μαλακία</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>malakia<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>mah-lah-KEE-ah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(mal-ak-ee'-ah)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Weakness, infirmity, softness<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>weakness, illness, sickness.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from μαλακός (malakos), meaning "soft" or "effeminate."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "malakia," the concept of weakness or infirmity can be found in words like חֳלִי (choli - H2483), meaning "sickness" or "disease."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>In the New Testament, "malakia" is used to describe a state of weakness or infirmity, often in a physical sense. It can refer to a lack of strength or vigor, and in some contexts, it is associated with moral weakness or effeminacy. The term is used to describe conditions that hinder one's ability to function effectively, whether physically or morally.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, physical strength and vigor were highly valued, and weakness was often looked down upon. The term "malakia" could carry a negative connotation, implying a deficiency in the expected standards of strength and masculinity. In a moral context, it could suggest a lack of self-discipline or moral fortitude.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>3119</b> <i>malakía</i> (from <a href="/greek/3120.htm">3120</a> <i>/malakós</i>, "soft") – a disease or condition that weakens ("softens") the victim. <a href="/greek/3119.htm">3119</a> (<i>malakía</i>) is an ailment that <i>disables</i> – "a <i>debilitating</i> infirmity" causing the <i>body</i> to lose muscle fiber, etc.</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 <a href="/greek/3120.htm">malakos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>softness, weakness<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>sickness (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 3119: μαλακία</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">μαλακία</span></span>, <span class="greek2">μαλακίας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">μαλακός</span>); <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> properly, <span class="accented">softness</span> (from <span class="abbreviation">Herodotus</span> down). <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> in the N. T. (like <span class="greek2">ἀσθένεια</span>, <span class="greek2">ἀρρωστία</span>) <span class="accented">infirmity, debility, bodily weakness, sickness</span> (the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> for <span class="hebrew">חלִי</span>, disease, <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/7-15.htm">Deuteronomy 7:15</a>; <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/28-61.htm">Deuteronomy 28:61</a>; <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/38-9.htm">Isaiah 38:9</a>, etc.); joined with <span class="greek2">νόσος</span>, <a href="/interlinear/matthew/4-23.htm">Matthew 4:23</a>; <a href="/interlinear/matthew/9-35.htm">Matthew 9:35</a>; <a href="/interlinear/matthew/10-1.htm">Matthew 10:1</a>.<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>disease. <p>From <a href="/greek/3120.htm">malakos</a>; softness, i.e. Enervation (debility) -- disease. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3120.htm">malakos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>εμαλακίσθη εμαλακίσθην μαλακία μαλακίαις μαλακιαν μαλακίαν μαλακίας μαλακισθείς μαλακισθήναι μαλακίσθητι μεμαλάκισται malakian malakían<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/4-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 4:23</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ πᾶσαν <b>μαλακίαν</b> ἐν τῷ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and every kind <span class="itali">of sickness</span> among<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> all <span class="itali">manner of disease</span> among<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/4-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and every <span class="itali">sickness</span> among the<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/9-35.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 9:35</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ πᾶσαν <b>μαλακίαν</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of disease and every kind <span class="itali">of sickness.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and every <span class="itali">disease</span> among the people.<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/9-35.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and every <span class="itali">sickness</span><p><b><a href="/text/matthew/10-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 10:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ πᾶσαν <b>μαλακίαν</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of disease and every kind <span class="itali">of sickness.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and all manner <span class="itali">of disease.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/10-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and every <span class="itali">sickness</span><p><b><a href="/greek/3119.htm">Strong's Greek 3119</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3119.htm">3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/malakian_3119.htm">μαλακίαν — 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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