Adulterous Adulterer Adultery

Adulterous Adulterer Adultery

'''A — 1: μοιχός (Strong'S #3432 — Noun Masculine — moichos — moy-khos' )

denotes one "who has unlawful intercourse with the spouse of another,"  Luke 18:11;  1 Corinthians 6:9;  Hebrews 13:4 . As to  James 4:4 , see below.

'''A — 2: μοιχαλίς (Strong'S #3428 — Noun Feminine — moichalis — moy-khal-is' )

"an adulteress," is used (a) in the natural sense,  2 Peter 2:14;  Romans 7:3; (b) in the spiritual sense,  James 4:4; here the Rv rightly omits the word "adulterers." It was added by a copyist. As in Israel the breach of their relationship with God through their idolatry, was described as "adultery" or "harlotry" (e.g.,  Ezekiel 16:15 ff;  23:43 ), so believers who cultivate friendship with the world, thus breaking their spiritual union with Christ, are spiritual "adulteresses," having been spiritually united to Him as wife to husband,  Romans 7:4 . It is used adjectivally to describe the Jewish people in transferring their affections from God,  Matthew 12:39;  16:4;  Mark 8:38 . In  2 Peter 2:14 , the lit. translation is "full of an adulteress" (Rv, marg.).

'''A — 3: μοιχεία (Strong'S #3430 — Noun Feminine — moicheia — moy-khi'-ah )

"adultery," is found in  Matthew 15:19;  Mark 7:21;  John 8:3 (Av only).

'''B — 1: μοιχάω (Strong'S #3429 — Verb — moichao — moy-khah'-o )

used in the Middle Voice in the Nt, is said of men in  Matthew 5:32;  19:9;  Mark 10:11; of women in  Mark 10:10 .

'''B — 2: μοιχεύω (Strong'S #3431 — Verb — moicheuo — moy-khyoo'-o )

is used in  Matthew 5:27,28,32 (in ver. 32 some texts have No. 1);   Matthew 19:18;  Mark 10:19;  Luke 16:18;  18:20;  John 8:4;  Romans 2:22;  13:9;  James 2:11; in  Revelation 2:22 , metaphorically, of those who are by a Jezebel's solicitations drawn away to idolatry.