- Original: μοιχαλίς
- Transliteration: Moichalis
- Phonetic: moy-khal-is'
- Definition:
1. an adulteress
2. as the intimate alliance of God with the people of Israel was likened to a marriage, those who relapse into idolatry are said to commit adultery or play the harlot
a. fig. equiv. to faithless to God, unclean, apostate
- Origin: a prolonged form of the feminine of
G3432
- TDNT entry: 16:09,6
- Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine
- Strong's: A prolonged form of the feminine of
G3432 ; an adulteress (literally or figuratively): - adulteress (-ous -y).
Total KJV Occurrences: 4
• adulteress, 2
Romans 7:3(2)
• adulteresses, 1
Jam 4:4
• adultery, 1
2 Peter 2:14