Strongs Number: G3120
| Greek Word: | μαλακός |
| Transliteration: | malakos |
| Phonetic: | mal-ak-os' |
| Part of Speech: | Adjective |
| Strongs Definition: | soft that is fine (clothing); figuratively a catamite |
| Thayers Definition: |
1. soft, soft to the touch 2. metaph. in a bad sense a. effeminate 1. of a catamite 2. of a boy kept for homosexual relations with a man 3. of a male who submits his body to unnatural lewdness 4. of a male prostitute |
| Origin: | Of uncertain affinity |
| Bible Usage: | effeminate soft. |