"softness; listlessness, indisposition, weakness, infirmity of body, Mt. 4:23; 9:35; 10:1*"
Definition and meaning
softness; listlessness, indisposition, weakness, infirmity of body, Mt. 4:23; 9:35; 10:1*
In the original Greek the word is written: μαλακία
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of malakia (G3119) across the King James Bible.
And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.
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Common questions
Strong's G3119 (malakia) is a Greek word that means: softness; listlessness, indisposition, weakness, infirmity of body, Mt. 4:23; 9:35; 10:1* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word malakia (G3119) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3119 is malakia, a Greek word defined as: softness; listlessness, indisposition, weakness, infirmity of body, Mt. 4:23; 9:35; 10:1*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
malakia is a Greek word found in the New Testament.