Word study · Greek
arsenokoítēs
one who lies with a male (debated)
Say it: ar-sen-ok-OY-tace (approximate)
ἀρσενοκοίτης
What it means
A rare word that appears first in the New Testament, in 1 Corinthians 6:9 and 1 Timothy 1:10. It is made of two words, "male" and "bed." Its precise meaning is debated: some take it to refer to male same-sex intercourse, perhaps echoing Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13 in Greek, and others to some form of exploitation. Look at the discussion in commentaries.
Open question Debated
Range of meaning
- Male-bedLiteral parts of the word.
- DebatedExact meaning is disputed.
In 1 Corinthians
- Chapter 6
Another word in the list (6:9); meaning debated.
Every verse (1)
Verses where G0733 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources