μαλακός
malakos
- soft/effeminate
- soft
- mild
- gentle
- effeminate
STEPBible TBESG
Glosses: soft/effeminate
μαλακός, -ή, -όν
[in LXX: Pro.25:15 (רַךְ) Pro.26:22 (לָהַם)* ;]
soft;
__1. prop. to the touch (opposite to σκληρός): of clothing, pl. Mat.11:8, Luk.7:25.
__2. Of persons and their mode of living;
__(a) mild, gentle;
__(b) soft, effeminate: 1Co.6:9 (prob. in obscene sense, cf. Deiss. LAE, 150, 4; MM, xvi; Zorell, see word).†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith
Glosses: soft; mild; gentle; effeminate
soft; mild; gentle; effeminate