"an adulterer, Lk. 18:11; 1 Cor. 6:9; Heb. 13:4*"
Definition and meaning
an adulterer, Lk. 18:11; 1 Cor. 6:9; Heb. 13:4*
In the original Greek the word is written: μοιχός
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
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 moichos (G3432) across the King James Bible.
The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
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Common questions
Strong's G3432 (moichos) is a Greek word that means: an adulterer, Lk. 18:11; 1 Cor. 6:9; Heb. 13:4* It appears 4 times in the King James Bible.
The word moichos (G3432) appears 4 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3432 is moichos, a Greek word defined as: an adulterer, Lk. 18:11; 1 Cor. 6:9; Heb. 13:4*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
moichos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.