μοιχαλίς, -ίδος, ἡ

(= Att.. μοιχάς, fem. of μοιχός), [in LXX: Pro.18:22 30:20), Eze.16:38 23:45, Hos.3:1, Mal.3:5 (נַאֲפוּף, נָאַף) * ;]

an adulteress: Rom.7:3; meton. for μοιχεία, 2Pe.2:14. Metaphorical, of infidelity to God (cf. Eze.16:15 ff. Eze.23:43 ff. al.), Jas.4:4; as an adj. Mat.12:39 16:4, Mrk.8:8.†

(AS)