Word study · Greek
malakós
soft
Say it: mah-lah-KOS (approximate)
μαλακός
What it means
Soft, as in soft clothing (Matthew 11:8). In 6:9 it is one of the words in the list of wrongdoers, where its meaning is debated: commentators have taken it to mean morally weak, effeminate, or a passive partner in a same-sex relationship. Read this verse alongside commentaries on the word.
Open question Debated
Range of meaning
- SoftOf cloth or touch.
- Debated in 6:9Meaning unclear.
In 1 Corinthians
- Chapter 6
One word in the list of wrongdoers (6:9); meaning debated.
Every verse (1)
Verses where G3120 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources