3430. moicheia
Berean Strong's Lexicon
moicheia: Adultery

Original Word: μοιχεία
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: moicheia
Pronunciation: moy-KHI-ah
Phonetic Spelling: (moy-khi'-ah)
Definition: Adultery
Meaning: adultery.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek verb μοιχάω (moichaō), meaning "to commit adultery."

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

- H5004 נִאוּף (ni'uph) - adultery

Usage: In the New Testament, "μοιχεία" refers to the act of adultery, which is the violation of the marriage covenant by engaging in sexual relations with someone other than one's spouse. It is considered a serious sin and a breach of the moral law as outlined in the Ten Commandments.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Jewish context, adultery was a grave offense against both God and the social order. The Mosaic Law prescribed severe penalties for those caught in adultery, reflecting the importance of marital fidelity in maintaining family and community integrity. In Greco-Roman society, while attitudes towards sexual morality varied, adultery was often viewed as a violation of social norms and personal honor.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from moicheuó
Definition
adultery
NASB Translation
adulteries (2), adultery (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3430: μοιχεία

μοιχεία, μοιχειας, (μοιχεύω), adultery: John 8:3; Galatians 5:19 Rec.; plural (Winers Grammar, § 27, 3; Buttmann, § 123, 2): Matthew 15:19; Mark 7:21. (Jeremiah 13:27; Hosea 2:2; Hosea 4:2; (Andocides (), Lysias), Plato, Aeschines, Lucian, others.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
adultery.

From moicheuo; adultery -- adultery.

see GREEK moicheuo

Forms and Transliterations
μοιχεια μοιχεία μοιχείᾳ μοιχειαι μοιχείαι μοιχεῖαι μοιχείαν moicheia moicheiai moicheíāi moicheîai
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 15:19 N-NFP
GRK: πονηροί φόνοι μοιχεῖαι πορνεῖαι κλοπαί
NAS: murders, adulteries, fornications,
KJV: murders, adulteries, fornications,
INT: evil murders adulteries sexual immorality thefts

Mark 7:21 N-NFP
GRK: κλοπαί φόνοι μοιχεῖαι
KJV: thoughts, adulteries, fornications,
INT: thefts murders adulteries

John 8:3 N-DFS
GRK: γυναῖκα ἐπὶ μοιχείᾳ κατειλημμένην καὶ
NAS: caught in adultery, and having set
KJV: in adultery; and
INT: a women in adultery having been caught and

Strong's Greek 3430
3 Occurrences


μοιχείᾳ — 1 Occ.
μοιχεῖαι — 2 Occ.

















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