ἀρσενοκοίτης
arsenokoitēs · one lying with males
Greek word · Strong’s number G733 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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arsenokoitēs (ἀρσενοκοίτης) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “one lying with males”.
A man who lies with males: a man who has sexual relations with men. The word is formed from "male" and "bed".
How to say it
ar·se·no·koi·tēs
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A man who has sexual relations with another man.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- 1 Corinthians 6:9
Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate men, nor men who lie with males,
- 1 Timothy 1:10
the sexually immoral, men who lie with males, kidnappers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to the sound teaching,