μαλακία -ας, ἡ

(μαλακός), [in LXX chiefly for חֳלִי Deu.7:15 28:61, Isa.38:9 53:3, al. ;]

__1. prop. softness, effeminacy (Hdt. Thuc. al).

__2. In NT, as in LXX, = ἀσθένεια, weakness, sickness: νόσος καὶ μ. Mat.4:23 9:35 10:1.†

SYN.: see: ἀσθένεια (AS)