μοιχάω
moichaō · commit adultery
Greek word · Strong’s number G3429 · appears 5 times in the Bible
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moichaō (μοιχάω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “commit adultery”.
How to say it
moi·cha·ō
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
- To break faithfulness in marriage by uniting with another person.
From Abbott-Smith (1922)
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 5:32
But I tell you that everyone who sends away his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who has been sent away commits adultery.
- Matthew 19:9
And I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.”
- Mark 10:11
And he says to them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her;
- Mark 10:12
and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.”
And 1 more times.