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<div> '''1: | <div> '''1: '''''Μαλακός''''' ''' (Strong'S #3120 — Adjective — malakos — mal-ak-os' ) </div> <p> "soft, soft to the touch" (Lat., mollis, Eng., "mollify," "emollient," etc.), is used (a) of raiment, Matthew 11:8 (twice); Luke 7:25; (b) metaphorically, in a bad sense, 1—Corinthians 6:9 , "effeminate," not simply of a male who practices forms of lewdness, but persons in general, who are guilty of addiction to sins of the flesh, voluptuous. </p> | ||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_59893" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_59893" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> EFFEM'INATE, a. L. effoeminatus, from effoeminor, to grow or make womanish, from foemina, a woman. See Woman. </p> 1. Having the qualities of the female sex soft or delicate to an unmanly degree tender womanish voluptuous. <p> The king, by his voluptuous life and mean marriage, became effeminate, and less sensible of honor. </p> 2. Womanish weak resembling the practice or qualities of the sex as an effeminate peace an effeminate life. 3. Womanlike, tender, in a sense not reproachful. <p> EFFEM'INATE, To make womanish to unman to weaken as to effeminate children. </p> <p> EFFEM'INATE, To grow womanish or weak to melt into weakness. </p> <p> In a slothful peace courage will effeminate. </p> | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_114904" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_114904" /> == | ||
Latest revision as of 13:48, 14 October 2021
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words [1]
"soft, soft to the touch" (Lat., mollis, Eng., "mollify," "emollient," etc.), is used (a) of raiment, Matthew 11:8 (twice); Luke 7:25; (b) metaphorically, in a bad sense, 1—Corinthians 6:9 , "effeminate," not simply of a male who practices forms of lewdness, but persons in general, who are guilty of addiction to sins of the flesh, voluptuous.
King James Dictionary [2]
EFFEM'INATE, a. L. effoeminatus, from effoeminor, to grow or make womanish, from foemina, a woman. See Woman.
1. Having the qualities of the female sex soft or delicate to an unmanly degree tender womanish voluptuous.
The king, by his voluptuous life and mean marriage, became effeminate, and less sensible of honor.
2. Womanish weak resembling the practice or qualities of the sex as an effeminate peace an effeminate life. 3. Womanlike, tender, in a sense not reproachful.
EFFEM'INATE, To make womanish to unman to weaken as to effeminate children.
EFFEM'INATE, To grow womanish or weak to melt into weakness.
In a slothful peace courage will effeminate.
Webster's Dictionary [3]
(1): ( a.) Womanlike; womanly; tender; - in a good sense.
(2): ( a.) Having some characteristic of a woman, as delicacy, luxuriousness, etc.; soft or delicate to an unmanly degree; womanish; weak.
(3): ( v. t.) To make womanish; to make soft and delicate; to weaken.
(4): ( v. i.) To grow womanish or weak.
