moichalis · adulteress

What it means

moichalis (μοιχαλίς) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “adulteress”.

A woman unfaithful to her husband. The prophets use the same image for a people unfaithful to God.

How to say it

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

1. A married woman who goes with another man; also a people unfaithful to God.

From Abbott-Smith (1922)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• adulterous ×3
• adulteress ×2
• Adulteresses ×1
• adultery ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×2
• Mark×1
• Romans×2
• James×1
• 2 Peter×1

• Matthew 12:39

  But he answered and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah the prophet.

• Matthew 16:4

  A wicked and adulterous generation seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” And leaving them, he went away.

• Mark 8:38

  For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man also will be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”

• Romans 7:3

  So then, while the husband is living, she will be called an adulteress if she becomes the wife of another man; but if the husband dies, she is free from the law, so that she is not an adulteress if she becomes the wife of another man.

• James 4:4

  Adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? So whoever wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

• 2 Peter 2:14

  They have eyes full of adultery and insatiable for sin; they entice unsteady souls; they have a heart trained in greed; they are children of a curse.

And 1 more times.