3429. moichaó

Strong's Lexicon

moichaó: To commit adultery

Original Word: μοιχάω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: moichaó
Pronunciation: moy-KHAH-oh
Phonetic Spelling: (moy-khah'-o)
Definition: To commit adultery
Meaning: I commit adultery, not only of a married woman but of a married man.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word μοιχός (moichos), meaning "adulterer."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H5003 (נָאַף, na'aph) - to commit adultery

- H5004 (נָאֵף, na'ef) - adulterer, adulteress

Usage: The verb "moichaó" refers to the act of committing adultery, which is engaging in sexual relations with someone who is not one's spouse. In the New Testament, it is used to describe both physical and spiritual unfaithfulness. The term is often employed to highlight the seriousness of breaking the marital covenant and, by extension, the covenant with God.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Jewish context, adultery was considered a grave sin, violating the sanctity of marriage, which was instituted by God. The Law of Moses explicitly condemned adultery, prescribing severe penalties for those found guilty (Leviticus 20:10). In the Greco-Roman world, while views on adultery varied, it was generally seen as a breach of social and familial honor. The New Testament continues this tradition, emphasizing the spiritual implications of adultery as a metaphor for idolatry and unfaithfulness to God.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from moichos
Definition
to commit adultery with
NASB Translation
adultery (1), commits adultery (3).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 3429: μοιχάω

μοιχάω, μοίχω: to have unlawful intercourse with another's wife, to commit adultery with: τινα. in Biblical Greek middle μοιχωμαι, to commit adultery: of the man, Matthew 5:32b (yet WH brackets); (yet not WH marginal reading), 9b (R G L Tr brackets WH marginal reading); ἐπ' αὐτήν, commits the sin of adultery against her (i. e., that has been put away), Mark 10:11; of the Woman, Matthew 5:32a (where L T Tr WH μοιχευθῆναι for μοιχᾶσθαι); Mark 10:12. (the Sept. for נָאַף, Jeremiah 3:8; Jeremiah 5:7; Jeremiah 9:2, etc.; in Greek writers, figuratively in the active, with τήν θάλασσαν, to usurp unlawful control over the sea, Xenophon, Hell. 1, 6, 15; τό λεχθεν, to falsify, corrupt, Aelian n. a. 7, 39.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

commit adultery.

From moichos; (middle voice) to commit adultery -- commit adultery.

see GREEK moichos

Forms and Transliterations

εμοιχάτο εμοιχώντο μοιχάσθαι μοιχάσθε μοιχαται μοιχάται μοιχᾶται μοιχωμένη μοιχωμένους μοιχώνται moichatai moichâtai

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 5:32 V-PIM/P-3S
GRK: ἀπολελυμένην γαμήσῃ μοιχᾶται
NAS: a divorced woman commits adultery.
KJV: her to commit adultery: and
INT: her who is divorced shall marry commits adultery

Matthew 19:9 V-PIM/P-3S
GRK: γαμήσῃ ἄλλην μοιχᾶται καὶ ὁ
NAS: another woman commits adultery.
KJV: another, committeth adultery: and
INT: shall marry another commits adultery and he who

Matthew 19:9 V-PI-3S
GRK: ἀπολελυμένην γαμήσας μοιχᾶται
KJV: is put away doth commit adultery.
INT: her [that is] put away marries commits adultery

Mark 10:11 V-PIM/P-3S
GRK: γαμήσῃ ἄλλην μοιχᾶται ἐπ' αὐτήν
NAS: another woman commits adultery against
KJV: another, committeth adultery against
INT: should marry another commits adultery against her

Mark 10:12 V-PIM/P-3S
GRK: γαμήσῃ ἄλλον μοιχᾶται
NAS: she is committing adultery.
KJV: to another, she committeth adultery.
INT: [and] be married to another she commits adultery

Strong's Greek 3429
5 Occurrences

μοιχᾶται — 5 Occ.