Strong's Lexicon arsenokoites: Homosexual, sodomite Original Word: ἀρσενοκοίτης Word Origin: Derived from ἄρσην (arsen, meaning "male") and κοίτη (koite, meaning "bed" or "lying down"), indicating a male engaging in sexual activity with another male. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent in Strong's Concordance, the concept is related to the prohibitions found in Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13, which use the Hebrew terms זָכָר (zakar, "male") and מִשְׁכַּב (mishkav, "bed"). Usage: The term "arsenokoites" is used in the New Testament to refer to men who engage in sexual relations with other men. It is often translated as "homosexuals" or "sodomites" in English versions of the Bible. The word is understood to denote a specific type of sexual immorality, particularly male same-sex relations, which are viewed as contrary to the biblical sexual ethic. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, homosexual practices were known and, in some contexts, accepted or even celebrated. However, Jewish and early Christian teachings, rooted in the Old Testament, consistently condemned such practices. The term "arsenokoites" likely draws from Levitical prohibitions against male same-sex relations (Leviticus 18:22, 20:13), reflecting the continuity of moral teaching from the Old Testament to the New Testament. HELPS Word-studies 733 arsenokoítēs (from 730 /árrhēn, "a male" and 2845 /koítē, "a mat, bed") – properly, a man in bed with another man; a homosexual. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 733: ἀρσενοκοίτηςἀρσενοκοίτης, ἀρσενοκοιτου, ὁ (ἄρσην a male; κοίτη a bed), one who lies with a male as with a female, a sodomite: 1 Corinthians 6:9; 1 Timothy 1:10. (Anthol. 9, 686, 5; ecclesiastical writings.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance homosexualFrom arrhen and koite; a sodomite -- abuser of (that defile) self with mankind. see GREEK arrhen see GREEK koite Forms and Transliterations άρσεις αρσενοκοιται αρσενοκοίται ἀρσενοκοῖται αρσενοκοιταις αρσενοκοίταις ἀρσενοκοίταις άρσεων άρσιν άρσις αρτάβας arsenokoitai arsenokoîtai arsenokoitais arsenokoítaisLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 1 Corinthians 6:9 N-NMPGRK: μαλακοὶ οὔτε ἀρσενοκοῖται NAS: effeminate, nor homosexuals, KJV: nor abusers of themselves with mankind, INT: effeminate nor homosexuals 1 Timothy 1:10 N-DMP Strong's Greek 733 |
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