Word study · Greek

arsenokoítēs

one who lies with a male (debated)

Say it: ar-sen-ok-OY-tace (approximate)

ἀρσενοκοίτης

What it means

A word in the vice list of 1:10, as in 1 Corinthians 6:9. Its meaning is debated.

Open question Debated

Range of meaning

  • Male-bedLiteral parts of the word.
  • DebatedExact meaning is disputed.

In 1 Timothy

  • Chapter 1

    One word in the list of vices in 1:10, a rare word; its exact meaning is 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